Randy W Posted June 12, 2016 Report Share Posted June 12, 2016 (edited) if this is a Quick Draw McGraw or a Roadrunner scenario Sproing-g-g, or SPLAT !!?! http://en.people.cn/n3/2016/0612/c90000-9070888.html Stuck on the way to the glass skywalk Edited January 3, 2021 by Randy W (see edit history) Link to comment
Randy W Posted June 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2016 (edited) Edited January 3, 2021 by Randy W (see edit history) Link to comment
wawster Posted June 12, 2016 Report Share Posted June 12, 2016 Yikes!Not for those with a fear of heights, for sure!I see Wile-E. Coyote falling down in the distance with that little dust puffball at the end.... Link to comment
Mick Posted June 12, 2016 Report Share Posted June 12, 2016 "But Senor Queekstraw, I thin......" "I'LL DIO THE THINNIN' AROUND HERE BABALOOEY; AND DON'T YOU FORGIT IT!!!!!! Link to comment
Randy W Posted June 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 (edited) These girls don't look like they're much interested in either scenario - on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/globaltimesnews/posts/1105540682860164 Quote Global Times added 4 new photos. Yesterday at 7:00am · 【InPics】World's highest, longest glass-bottom bridge in #Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, #Hunan Province. Set amid the dramatic landscape of the park, the bridge is 430 meters long, 6 meters wide and spans a 300-meter vertical drop. (Source: Ecns.cn / Photos: IC) Edited January 3, 2021 by Randy W (see edit history) Link to comment
Randy W Posted June 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 (edited) But don't worry - it's safe Journalist takes sledgehammer to world's longest and highest glass bridge to prove it's safe Edited January 3, 2021 by Randy W (see edit history) Link to comment
Allon Posted June 15, 2016 Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 Reminds me of parajumper training, hehe. But I would not get on that thing without a parachute, and a damn good one. And I want to know the wind velocity too. And I want a Guard Channel alert in case I go unconscious. Geez, ain't life risky enough? Link to comment
dnoblett Posted June 15, 2016 Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 The trick is tempered glass, it is quite tough against blunt force, however it will break if hit with something with a very sharp point. I saw a demo on a show where they had 4 people try to break a tempered glass using a mallet, baseball bat, bowling ball, pick hammer, only the pick hammer could break the glass, the other items bounced off, it's the concentrated point of the hammer that breaks it. Notice they make people wear booties to prevent scratching the glass which would weaken the glass. https://www.netflix.com/watch/80088684(Tword the end of the show) Link to comment
Allon Posted June 20, 2016 Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 Yes, but I remember the Skyway bridge across the bay in Tampa/St. Pete. People would walk across and get blown off in a strong wind. Even some lighter cars like the old VW's needed a full tank of gas to keep them stabilized. Several were blown completely off. Something like this is just waiting for something to happen. I mean, what could go wrong? But sure looks nice.... Link to comment
Randy W Posted June 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 (edited) Someone HAD to be the first . . . https://www.facebook.com/chinaplusnews/posts/705120916295288 Quote Global Times Page Liked · 1 hr · Edited · A SUV travels on a glass bridge during a load testing at the Grand Canyon of Zhangjiajie, central China's Hunan Province, June 25, 2016. The bridge is 430 meters long, six meters wide and 300 meters above the valley. Edited January 3, 2021 by Randy W (see edit history) Link to comment
Randy W Posted June 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 The extended test of the actual panels in place . . . Highest glass bridge in world’ given a hammering in China to test its safetyOwners of the attraction at Zhangjiajie in Hunan province invite visitors to pound it with hammers to prove its strength The tourists wielding 5.5 kg hammers did succeed in cracking the glass, but a two tonne vehicle then drove over the bridge in safety, according to the article.http://www.scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/486w/public/images/methode/2016/06/26/8485da84-3b87-11e6-9a6a-3421f730b241_486x.jpg?itok=1EPKDh8v“Even if the glass cracks, it will not break into pieces. Pedestrians can still walk on it,” Chen Zhidong, an official at the park, was quoted as saying. Link to comment
Allon Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 It's not the glass at all. It's everything else..... Link to comment
Randy W Posted June 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 It's not the glass at all. It's everything else..... but on a day like this . . . Link to comment
Randy W Posted July 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 (edited) Meanwhile, something new to do at the Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai . . . Terrifying skywalk opens tomorrow outside Shanghai's Jin Mao Tower, 340 meters above the ground Edited January 3, 2021 by Randy W (see edit history) 1 Link to comment
dnoblett Posted July 27, 2016 Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 The last time I was in Shanghai we visited the Jin Mao tower, too bad that was not offered then. Link to comment
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