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  1. Carsleuth

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    http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/1647388,sears-tower-skydeck-glass-ledge-070109.article

    Half inch thick glass. Yeah that's frightening. :) Who is going to check this out? Bring a camera! I don't know if I'll have the stomach for it. ;)
     
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    I'll have to check it out.

    I think this is child's play compared to the one in the Grand Canyon: Entire loop "in the air" on glass. Dunno whether they ever finished it.
     
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  3. Carsleuth

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    I had a feeling you would :D
     
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    Hehe.

    I'm not afraid of the Ledge, but of the gazillion tourists that make the Skydeck visit an hour long wait.
     
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  5. Carsleuth

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    If you're lucky! First (and last) time I did that, which was last summer, we waited close to two hours. I've learned not to go on fourth of July weekend around noon. That's a scary bad time. :)
     
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    I am gonna have to take the kids to see this.
    thats awesome
     
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    Holy crap, I get nervous just from looking at that picture! :)
     
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    That's a great shot!
     
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    Andreas and others,

    Interestingly enough, Ed from Ed's Automotive Repair worked on that project with the engineers that developed it. He's truly a 'Jack of All Trades'!

    Andreas, Tony Tag picked up his 360 from Ed's today; told me to tell you he say's HI! Sharon too.

    Sparky
     
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    Wow, I need to hear that story's details.

    Thanks, good to know. So far I haven't seen his 360 at North Avenue beach. And I'd love to get that ride around the block with the world's most fotographed man. :)
     
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    So... do they check people for diamond rings before they let them in? LOL :)
     
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    Ask Ed about it. He collaborated with the engineers on the hydraulics required to to extend and retract the Ledges!



    Thanks, good to know. So far I haven't seen his 360 at North Avenue beach. And I'd love to get that ride around the block with the world's most fotographed man. :)[/QUOTE]

    He'll be there. The 360 was out of commission for a few months.......long story!
     
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    Geez Luise, tried to go there on Thursday afternoon when the sun came out: The waiting line was literally around the block.

    Have to wait till the kids are back in school.

    BTW: From looking up, I noticed there are actually 3 ledges sticking out, not just one.
     
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    Um. no.
     
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    Looks like fun. We can see these from our office - most people don't like the idea - but I'll have to tell them about the shorter lines :)
     
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    Hey, watch it! :)

    Nice pics, loving the fisheye shots.
     
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    I had an invite to go with Ed to the inaugural, before the opening to the public.

    Couldn't do it as I have vertigo. Strangely enough though, I don't have it in an airplane!
     
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    Not sure the Ledge would give you vertigo: To me the height is so immense, that you loose all relationship with the ground. It is as if you're looking out of a plane.
     
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    Not when you can see the ground through the floor! Wonder what the Grand Canyon thingy is like, when you're looking a mile down below you.
     
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    Did they ever build that? I never heard of it again, so I'm doubtful.

    To me the scary part about the Canyon "bridge" is trusting the engineers that it actually holds. Looking down is easy.
     
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    Yes i'ts built, in operation, and I heard around $1oo to go on it. I was told cameras were not allowed.
     
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    Then what's the point of going?
     
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