So, who wants to win 1 million Euro?

[Chew]

It makes me think of the glass floor in the CN Tower... I know they say it's strong enough to support 4 elephants (or something like that), but I still have a mini heart attack when some kid jumps up and down on it beside me.

"Fourteen large hippos".  I'm not sure how they quantify "large" though!

http://www.cntower.ca/en-CA/Plan-Your-Visit/Attractions/Glass-Floor.html

I'll pass. Canadians aren't known for making sturdy glass structures: snopes.com: Window Test Death

[raven]

From the description, I would say it wasn't the glass that gave way but whatever was used to bind it to the frame. That being said, when Mythbusters tested this myth, they found that the glass could shatter frighteningly unexpectedly.

[Count Zero]

I've always wondered what would have happened if the Shuttle had been operational in time to visit Skylab? Not much of a change, I know, but still a wonderment worthwhile asking.

Interesting reading that discusses advantages & disadvantages (mostly compatibility issues).

[Noldi400]

I realize that this work was being done years after Apollo, but how - to reference a claim you seem to hear a lot - can a person with enough intelligence to scratch when they itch think it would be that difficult to design boots that would stand up to a hot lunar surface?

What the heck does he thinks firefighters wear?  Open-toes sandals?   My turnout boots would have no problem with such temperatures - and the Apollo crews left before the surface got that hot.

Nor did mine, back when I used them. Although they weren't expected to stand up to hours of exposure. But it's almost as if HBs have this mindset that the engineers who spent literally years working on these problems either never thought of them, or didn't know how to solve them.

[Andromeda]

It makes me think of the glass floor in the CN Tower... I know they say it's strong enough to support 4 elephants (or something like that), but I still have a mini heart attack when some kid jumps up and down on it beside me.

"Fourteen large hippos".  I'm not sure how they quantify "large" though!

http://www.cntower.ca/en-CA/Plan-Your-Visit/Attractions/Glass-Floor.html

I'll pass. Canadians aren't known for making sturdy glass structures: snopes.com: Window Test Death

From the description, I would say it wasn't the glass that gave way but whatever was used to bind it to the frame.

Raven is right.  The glass didn't break in that case, it popped out of the frame.

[Glom]

The allegations was the Canadians can't make glass structures. I would say binding glasses panes to supports falls under the remit of making glass structures so the criticism stands on that basis.

[Andromeda]

The allegations was the Canadians can't make glass structures. I would say binding glasses panes to supports falls under the remit of making glass structures so the criticism stands on that basis.

*shrug*  I wouldn't rely on just a single example though.  Besides, I doubt the glaziers expected anyone to launch themselves at that window (twice)!

[Count Zero]

This calls for rigorous scientific testing.
First, we line-up a bunch of HBs in front of 24th-story windows...

[Andromeda]

I suspect Heiwa is going be unimpressed by our going off-topic when he gets back.

So, how 'bout that local sports team?

[Echnaton]

So, how 'bout that local sports team?

They will only break your heart in the end.

[raven]

Interesting reading that discusses advantages & disadvantages (mostly compatibility issues).

Interesting indeed! Thank you for sharing.

[JayUtah]

It makes me think of the glass floor in the CN Tower... I know they say it's strong enough to support 4 elephants (or something like that)...

14 large hippos, which makes me wonder how they got the hippos up there in the elevator.

While I was looking for that other video I also found another one from the late 1970s that shows people practicing the application of the tiles on an old DC-3.

The question now is whether they tested the DC-3's re-entry characteristics.

[JayUtah]

I suspect Heiwa is going be unimpressed by our going off-topic when he gets back.

I'm fully confident he'll try to moderate us back into shape upon his return.  After all, that's easier than answering questions, or being a rocket scientist.

[peter eldergill]

14 large hippos, which makes me wonder how they got the hippos up there in the elevator.

It's a big elevator

Pete

[Chew]

14 large hippos, which makes me wonder how they got the hippos up there in the elevator.

It's a big elevator

It was only a matter of time until the obesity epidemic hit Canada.

Now on to the next step of our plan.