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post #1 of 26
5/1/09 at 8:51pm
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Check out the Sears Tower's new attraction....

I think I'd crap my pants....


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post #2 of 26
5/1/09 at 8:52pm
That looks scary.
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post #3 of 26
5/1/09 at 9:13pm
"Screw that, Clinton!"

-First Blood (1982)
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post #4 of 26
5/1/09 at 9:44pm
isn't there a floor like this at CN tower in toronto?
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post #5 of 26
5/1/09 at 9:51pm
Will an engineer or architect tell me...

How are they going to build on to the building? How does the glass hold that much weight?

Skytower needs the renovation. I went there last summer and you could tell it was a 20 year old attraction. Will go back for this....
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post #6 of 26
5/1/09 at 9:52pm
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there's definitely one at the grand canyon.

nice booties!
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post #7 of 26
5/1/09 at 10:32pm
could not pay me enough...
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post #8 of 26
5/1/09 at 10:34pm
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Originally Posted by feynmix View Post
isn't there a floor like this at CN tower in toronto?

Yep they have this at the CN Tower - you can stand above the Blue Jays stadium and look down. It's a looong drop. At least you could back in the mid 1990s.

They also have a glass floor at the Tokyo Tower.
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post #9 of 26
5/1/09 at 10:43pm
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Originally Posted by MetroStyles View Post
They also have a glass floor at the Tokyo Tower.

I've been on that....not nearly as caca inducing as the sears tower one.
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post #10 of 26
5/1/09 at 10:47pm
What's so scary? Yeah, it's high. So is a normal floor. This one happens to be transparent.
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post #11 of 26
5/1/09 at 10:47pm
am terrified of heights in general.
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post #12 of 26
5/1/09 at 11:16pm
good idea on those booties, sears should issue non-marking/non-slip booties to people.
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post #13 of 26
5/1/09 at 11:47pm
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Originally Posted by edinatlanta View Post
Will an engineer or architect tell me...

How are they going to build on to the building? How does the glass hold that much weight?

Skytower needs the renovation. I went there last summer and you could tell it was a 20 year old attraction. Will go back for this....

The glass of the building in and of itself does not hold the weight, the building structure will. See thos stainless steel discs across the edge of the glass? Those bolt into the framework and hold it together.

As for the floor itself, i highly doubt it will be glass- probably wind up being some sort of polycarbonate or other composite. Otherwise, glass is actually impressively strong- it just doesn't take impact well.
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post #14 of 26
5/1/09 at 11:54pm
and how the hell do overpasses hold up apartment buildings? every time i drive to westchester through the bronx, i;m shitting a brick.
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post #15 of 26
5/1/09 at 11:58pm
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and WTF is it with these planes??? They fucking fly through the air by using AIR??!?!?

I'm only being half facetious.....I'm honestly amazed every time I fly how those giant things do what they do. My healthy fear of heights is trumped only by my healthier fear of flying.
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