Specter 0 Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 So you think you've got nerves of steel; think you could handle this? 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 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the.ronin 5 Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 Yes I've been reading about this in the little TV monitor in our elevators! I'd definitely do it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Specter 0 Posted December 21, 2005 Author Share Posted December 21, 2005 The Grand Canyon has got to be the most wonderous place I have ever seen or been to. It is absolutely incredible. If you haven't ever been there, let me tell you that it will take your breath away. It is truly an amzing place, and it's one lf those places that you will never tire of going to see. Someday, I wanna take a backpacking trip to the bottom. I have always wanted to do that, but something or other always interfered. But I never tire of seeing the canyon. It is truly a wonder. Pictures and TV do it no justice at all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The_Slink 0 Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 (edited) Sounds like fun. Can you handle this? A ten metre long slide at 28 km/h before being stopped by magnets? Over the side of a 210m high building? That sounds like even more fun.... If at first you don't succeed, don't try skydiving. It's something else I want to do. That structure in the picture (the sketch) looks very small for 120 people BTW. Edited December 22, 2005 by The_Slink Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Recon 0 Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 On May 2005, the final test was conducted and the stucture passed engineering requirements by 400 percent, enabling it to withstand the weight of 71 fully loaded Boeing 747 airplanes (more that 71 million pounds). Is that right? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cpl Ledanek 247 Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 I'll try it out someday. Then take a helicopter ride back to the"all-you-can-eat-crab legs" at the Flamingo on the strip. Not the other way around. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
squad_e 215 Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 I would love to visit the canyon... *looks at bank balance* .... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TeXaN 0 Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 How come there are no railings in that drawing ? that certainly wouldnt be a place you would wanna play around on Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Specter 0 Posted December 22, 2005 Author Share Posted December 22, 2005 How come there are no railings in that drawing ? that certainly wouldnt be a place you would wanna play around on ← If you look closer, the sides are some kind of safety glass. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
squad_e 215 Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 (edited) How come there are no railings in that drawing ? that certainly wouldnt be a place you would wanna play around on ← If you look closer, the sides are some kind of safety glass. ← I was looking at that too, i mean what if it gets windy, (i'm not sure) Will it be stable?.. Although i am sure that the designers have thought about hazards/safetey Edit: I don't want to imitate coyote from road runner, meep meep Edited December 23, 2005 by GooseBumps Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stalker_Zero 0 Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 So you think you've got nerves of steel; think you could handle this? 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 ← Ok, umm......it can hold 72 MILLION POUNDS???? How is that even possible? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
element11 0 Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 Man youd have to be pretty fat to break that thing! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The_Slink 0 Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 Cantilevered construction using carbon nanotubes? 'Bout all I can think of.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sup 0 Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 Ok, umm......it can hold 72 MILLION POUNDS???? How is that even possible? ← I imagine it could hold a great deal. How much it'd take to make it fall down the canyon's a different matter entirely. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
xG5kdo 0 Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 I went there once, back in 2001. I always wonder though, tourists are always shown (as I did) gazing at the canyon from above right? Is it possible to go down into the canyon and do a little hiking on the bottom? Must be pretty intense! Out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The_Slink 0 Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 I'd like to climb up the side. Except it's sandstone innit? Not fun.... Sup: I imagine it will hold more then. The fact is the 72 million pounds sounds way too high a number. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DeltaDude 0 Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 You can indeed backpack to the bottom of the canyon. You can also river raft through it on the Colorado. I did a nine day trip doing that. If you think it's awe inspiring from the top, go the to the bottom and look up. If you aren't experienced at backpacking, there are other easier routes to go, including mule trips. It's roughly nine miles down as I recall, and the heat can be really bad. So hydrate, hydrate, hydrate! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pz3 338 Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 seen it from flying over.... must say every moutain I seen was just bleh... but the canyon was amazing from the air. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FA sear 0 Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 You can indeed backpack to the bottom of the canyon. You can also river raft through it on the Colorado. I did a nine day trip doing that. If you think it's awe inspiring from the top, go the to the bottom and look up. If you aren't experienced at backpacking, there are other easier routes to go, including mule trips. It's roughly nine miles down as I recall, and the heat can be really bad. So hydrate, hydrate, hydrate! ← Rafting. Now that is one thing I have not done at the Grand Canyon. Sounds like too much fun. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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