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Don't look down -- Sears Tower new attraction

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Hank_Scorpio, Jul 1, 2009.

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  1. Hank_Scorpio

    Hank_Scorpio Active Member

    Putting in see through ledges that give you the feeling of stepping off the building 103 floors in the air.


    Story: http://guides.travel.msn.com/Guides/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1075814&icid=msn1075814?GT1=41000

    Today video link
    http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/31680930#31680930


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    Hank_Scorpio, Jul 1, 2009
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  2. Sxysprtswrtr

    Sxysprtswrtr Active Member

    Just saw the NBC Nightly News report on this and it looks AWESOME. I'd love to be out there.

    Though, the reporter said it can hold up to 8 adults. I'm not sure I'd want to be out on the ledge with 7 other adults.
     
    Sxysprtswrtr, Jul 1, 2009
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  3. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    A guy on the radio was lamenting how you can't do the Ferris Bueller face-on-glass-looking-down thing anymore with these ledges.
     
    playthrough, Jul 1, 2009
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  4. DirtyDeeds

    DirtyDeeds Guest

    No thanks. I'll pass.
     
    DirtyDeeds, Jul 1, 2009
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  5. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    Freaked me out just being up there. The Hancock building is another fun building to visit.
     
    DanOregon, Jul 1, 2009
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  6. TwoGloves

    TwoGloves Well-Known Member

    Me too.
     
    TwoGloves, Jul 1, 2009
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  7. Birdscribe

    Birdscribe Active Member

    And it has nothing on this, from the SKY Tower in downtown Auckland, the tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere.

    http://www.skyjump.co.nz/

    Didn't do this when I was there last fall, but it was a trip to watch.
     
    Birdscribe, Jul 1, 2009
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  8. three_bags_full

    three_bags_full Well-Known Member

    I walked on the glass bridge over the Grand Canyon a couple of years ago. Pretty wicked, but also pretty cool.
     
    three_bags_full, Jul 1, 2009
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  9. dawgpounddiehard

    dawgpounddiehard Active Member

    Is it because of the bar at the top? :)
     
    dawgpounddiehard, Jul 1, 2009
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  10. mediaguy

    mediaguy Well-Known Member

    Last time I was in Toronto, the CN Tower has same deal with a glass floor you can look down from. It's impressive, though the 5-year-old kid jumping up and down on the glass next to you can be a little unnerving.
     
    mediaguy, Jul 1, 2009
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  11. ArnoldBabar

    ArnoldBabar Active Member

    Not one chance in hell. Just the pictures make me nervous.
     
    ArnoldBabar, Jul 1, 2009
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  12. Lieslntx

    Lieslntx Active Member

    Same here. That picture at the top was enough to make my stomach turn.
     
    Lieslntx, Jul 1, 2009
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