No way...

[bru333]

that I'm walking on this!
http://www.destinationgrandcanyon.com/skywalk.html

I love to fly (licensed pilot since '82), I've even been know to jump out of a few airplanes, but there is no way I'd be taking a walk on this thing...

[Joe 1320]

that I'm walking on this!
http://www.destinationgrandcanyon.com/skywalk.html

I love to fly (licensed pilot since '82), I've even been know to jump out of a few airplanes, but there is no way I'd been taking a walk on this thing...

I agree with ya. No way I'm walking out in that!

[thomas]

i think it will be cool!

[FroSSty]

its not that freaky looking... 71 million pounds...I don't think you will have anything to worry about.

[Rhode Island Red]

I'd definitely go on that ... the view will be awesome when it opens next year

[Blevyou know]

that is bada$$. I guess i will go and see the grand canyon now!

[Disifer]

I'd kinda like to see the canyon without a million pounds of steel overhanging it.

[bru333]

its not that freaky looking... 71 million pounds...I don't think you will have anything to worry about.

It's not the intellectual part of my brain that would be worried. It's the instinct part that gets the heebee jeebies.

I wonder how long it will take after it opens before someone BASE jumps off it? 4000 ft up, that's a lot higher than any building or bridge. Winds and obstuctions might be a problem...not to mention security...

[wolfdogs]

wuuussses

[FroSSty]

It's not the intellectual part of my brain that would be worried. It's the instinct part that gets the heebee jeebies.

I hear ya man...It would be freaky but hey if I was already there and everyone else was goin out on it, I couldn't wuss out.

[fastTa]

Looks like a blast!! Bruce, this couldn't be worse than jumping out of a plane!

[bru333]

Looks like a blast!! Bruce, this couldn't be worse than jumping out of a plane!

I don't know...just the thought of standing on a piece of glass 4000' up makes my palms sweat.

[fastTa]

I don't know...just the thought of standing on a piece of glass 4000' up makes my palms sweat.

It says they used over 1 million pounds of steel in the project. It is not solid glass I'm sure. And, you are probably right...I can already see the base jumpers planning a jump!

[bru333]

It says they used over 1 million pounds of steel in the project. It is not solid glass I'm sure. And, you are probably right...I can already see the base jumpers planning a jump!

The floor is glass! 4" thick, but glass.

New Grand Canyon Sky walk

* Scheduled to open Jan. 1, 2006 Hualapai Indian Reservation
* Juts about 70 feet into the canyon, 4000 ft above the Colorado River
* Will accommodate 120 people comfortably
* Built with more than a million pounds of steel beams, and includes
dampeners that minimize the structure's vibration.
* Designed to hold 72 million pounds, withstand an 8.0 magnitude
earthquake 50 miles away, and withstand winds in excess of 100 mph
* The walkway has a glass bottom and sides...four inches thick

[fastTa]

The floor is glass! 4" thick, but glass.

Now that would be cool! They used to have a ride like that at AstroWorld in Houston. I think it was a type of plexiglass though.