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Crimson Ghost 05-04-2009 11:43 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by aero geek (Post 562624)
1-1/2" glass is very strong but having said that I wouldn't try rushing the glass wall like this fellow:

http://www.jackieandfritz.com/2007/0...garry-hoy.html

I live in Toronto and I remember the news reports about him back in 1993. I couldn't believe anybody could be that stupid. I calculate it took him about five seconds to hit the ground.
Terminal velocity is a bitch....

And I still don't care how strong the glass is supposed to be.
I'm big, not stupid.

capnhowdy 05-05-2009 06:04 AM
Terminal ANYTHING is a bitch.

Saknussem 05-05-2009 09:25 AM
As someone once said...it isn't the fall that kills you, it is the sudden stop at the end -- also known as "deceleration trauma".

dar512 05-05-2009 09:52 AM
I was thinking about this project this morning. The Sears Tower already sways a foot or so at the top in high winds. Won't this projection cause it to sway more?

sweetwater 05-05-2009 09:57 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by dar512 (Post 562976)
I was thinking about this project this morning. The Sears Tower already sways a foot or so at the top in high winds. Won't this projection cause it to sway more?
Perhaps, but then again the sway of the building from the winds might be counterbalanced by the people swaying from fear-induced nausea. :greenface

Pie 05-05-2009 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by DucksNuts (Post 562646)
The thing with that cube is that it actually slides out of the building, so its flush with the wall, then moves out into position. It was the initial "there's nothing underneath me" when the cube moved out.
Quote:
Originally Posted by dar512 (Post 562976)
I was thinking about this project this morning. The Sears Tower already sways a foot or so at the top in high winds. Won't this projection cause it to sway more?
Bet this little 'outie' isn't used in high winds. :unsure:

Slight 07-02-2009 01:15 AM
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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce (Post 562449)
Did you miss the part about opening in June?
Yes, I did, but now its opening.

xoxoxoBruce 07-02-2009 11:04 AM
It was on the local news last night, complete with video of kids jumping up and down on the glass floor. :rolleyes:

Crimson Ghost 07-03-2009 12:28 AM
'Darwin Awards' in 3... 2... 1...


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