May 3, 2009: Glass Floor

[dar512]

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]

Originally Posted by dar512

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.

[Pie]

Originally Posted by DucksNuts

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.

Originally Posted by dar512

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.