Walking on air (with Hanan Levin)
High on lifeA parachuter is taking
one giant step, on an invisible current of air
A
glass floor is transparent section of a floor in a building or a boat.
Usually made of a reinforced glass, the most common use is as a tourist
attraction. The highest above ground level is in the CN Tower in
Toronto. The highest glass floor in a building in Europe is in the
Spinnaker Tower in
Portsmouth. The highest in Oceania is in the observation deck of
Sky Tower in Auckland
Design and construction of Spinnaker Tower (From
Apothecary's Drawer)
Here's a snapshot of "Sarah and Debbie standing on glass plates in the
Auckland Sky Tower about 700 feet up in the air. This was just a few moments before lightning struck the tower." I'd say this counts as "
walking on air"
One attraction of the Macau Tower is the "
skywalk," which can be quite scary in cases of strong winds
The making of the
Grand Canyon glass bridgeThese lone
Converse shoes hanging on a power line are walking on air. These occupied shoes are walking
even higherKing CrimsonBack in 1934, Popular Mechanics featured
newfangled boots with built-in rubber bladders, promising the sensation of "walking on air"
These guys
in the treetops may be secured by ropes, but they're certainly walking on air
Mohammad Asif walking on air
Is this Washington Post
photo an optical illusion or a Photoshop job?
Of course, the masters of walking on air are
caterpillars
This is a post that I am “co-blogging” with Hanan Levin of Grow-a-Brain. Thank you, Hanan, for the links you suggested!
