technologyvista: The John Hancock Observatory aka 360 Chicago Tilt will have you on edge Anyone with a nervous disposition might want to avoid the latest attraction at the John Hancock Observatory aka 360 Chicago. The Tilt requires people to stand up against any of the eight panels of glass which then tilt out and downwards at an angle, giving you an excellent view of the city and down to the sidewalk which is situated around 1,000 feet below. The Tilt will certainly have even the strongest willed people on edge as it offers the impression that the whole front of the building is falling down and taking you with it. The engineering team behind the attraction is Thornton Tamasetti and those who dare to have to hold onto large metal bars while they are looking down through the full glass window pane, which has your stomach churning. When you have reached an angle of 20 degrees from the vertical your body and mind tells you that you should be free falling down to certain death. At this point you will probably be gripping those steel bars until your knuckles turn white, not that there is any chance of you falling.
Posted on: Thu, 22 May 2014 20:30:00 +0000
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