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Old 05-04-2009, 11:43 PM   #31
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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.
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Old 05-05-2009, 06:04 AM   #32
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Old 05-05-2009, 09:25 AM   #33
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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".
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Old 05-05-2009, 09:52 AM   #34
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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?
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Old 05-05-2009, 09:57 AM   #35
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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.
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Old 05-05-2009, 11:11 AM   #36
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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.
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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.
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Old 07-02-2009, 01:15 AM   #37
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Did you miss the part about opening in June?
Yes, I did, but now its opening.
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Old 07-02-2009, 11:04 AM   #38
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It was on the local news last night, complete with video of kids jumping up and down on the glass floor.
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Old 07-03-2009, 12:28 AM   #39
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