Would you?

[Gonz]

An engineering marvel or a colossal eyesore, depending on who is describing it, the horseshoe-shaped glass walkway will jut out 70 feet beyond the canyon's edge on the Hualapai Indian Reservation just west of Grand Canyon Village. Buttressed by 1 million pounds of steel and supporting 90 tons of tempered glass, the see-through deck will give visitors a breathtaking view of the canyon.

LA Times

 

[BlurOfSerenity]

holy craaaap that's scary. i wouldn't go on it, even though i know that it very well might even be safer than peering over the railing at a canyon's edge.

 

[Luis G]

1 million pounds of steel and 90 tons of tempered glass........can't the reporter use ONE unit system?

 

[BlurOfSerenity]

yeah, i guess 500 tons would have worked instead of 1 million pounds

 

[Nixy]

I'd go on it...after I reviewed the design in extreme detail!

 

[BB]

b ook me!

Loooks fun.

 

[Gonz]

1 million pounds of steel and 90 tons of tempered glass........can't the reporter use ONE unit system?

When writing, it's more appealing to use different wording. lbs & tons, Americans understand. Had he combined metric & SAE, it would be confusing.

 

[Inkara1]

I'd think "one million" sounds more impressive than 500, so that's why the writer used that.

This isn't the first I've heard of this idea, though.

Interesting reading the article... most tribes combat 50 percent unemployment and rampant alcoholism with a casino... but I guess this tribe tried it and was unsuccessful.

 

[Dave]

looks like the glass istallerthen the average person so yeah, i'd venture out there. probably get lousy pics though with the glare off the glass.

 

[75renegade]

Life's too short not to...why hesitate?

For those driven by fear, 'twould be a wonderful last vision before an essentially painless departure.

 

[2minkey]

i'd hit it.

 

[Gonz]

i'd hit it.

Poor choice of words on a glass walkway

 

[Inkara1]

Hey, now... don't shatter his dream, transparent as it may be.

 

[BlurOfSerenity]

HHAHAHAHA, i got it!

 

[chcr]

1 million pounds of steel and 90 tons of tempered glass........can't the reporter use ONE unit system?

That is one system, Luis. Oh, and for the record, hell no!

 

[MrBishop]

Count me in...imagine the shots that you'd get.

Then again, I've been known to cliff dive (jump) and have considered skydiving too. The view must be lovely!

 

[Luis G]

That is one system, Luis. Oh, and for the record, hell no!

Isn't one ton = 1000kg?

 

[Uki Chick]

I'd venture out on it. Life is too short to hold back from certain things. You only live once.

 

[SouthernN'Proud]

I'd do it, I just wouldn't be the first to do it.

 

[Gonz]

Isn't one ton = 1000kg?

One ton is 2000 lbs. (well, that a short ton...a long ton is, I believe 2200lbs, but I have no idea why or what seperates them)