A section of a new glass-bottomed walkway at Yuntai Mountain Geological Park in Henan Province, China, cracked at around 5 p.m. Monday afternoon, causing the tourists on it to understandably freak out. [...] The walkway is suspended at a height of about 1,080 meters, or 3,543 feet. [...]
Glass walkways and bridges have become extremely popular in China: The walkway at Yuntai opened on Sept. 20, and just days later a 900-foot glass suspension bridge opened in Yunnan province.
— mashable.com
"A spokesperson for the Yuntai Mountain tourism bureau told People's Daily Online that the cracks occurred after a tourist dropped a stainless steel mug on the walkway."
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I have two thoughts on this:
Made in China and Darwin's Law.
too many fat tourists?
stainless steel mug.
drop it like its hot........listen no need for thick and impact resistant glass,if its tempered and laminated you will have a few seconds to get to safety
... on the next glass panel. Ah, safe at last!
just add a chain to hold, it'll be fine
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