[at-l] Are You (Wo)Man Enough?

[jbullar1 at twcny.rr.com (Jim Bullard)]

I think the glass floor would kill it for me.

The afraid of heights but still mountain climbing Saunterer

At 02:24 PM 11/16/2005 -0500, Marsha wrote:
>Well I guess this was coming. Then they will construct a bridge, then a 
>monorail.
>
>I could do it. I once went over the whirlpools at the bend on the Niagara 
>River in one of those cable cars 2000 feet high. I thought that took bowels ;)
>
>I also get into my Jeep every day and drive in Cleveland traffic.
>
>Thanx for the links Jan.
>
>Marsha
>
>Jan Leitschuh wrote:
>
>>
>>Afraid of heights? Thought The Knife Edge was fun?
>>;-)
>>
>>The Grand Canyon Skywalk -
>>
>>I set out to prove this false, and - Snopes sez it's true.
>>Urp!
>>
>>Details:
>>Grand Canyon Skywalk
>>Scheduled to open Jan. 1, 2006 Hualapai Indian Reservation
>>* Juts about 70 feet into the canyon, 4000 ft above Colorado River
>>* Will accommodate 120 people comfortably (how comfortable would you be?)
>>* 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
>>
>>Check out the photo.
>>  http://www.snopes.com/photos/architecture/skywalk.asp
>>
>>also, National Geo:
>>http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/08/0826_050826_grandcanyon.html
>>
>>
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