时间：2026-10-05 19:57:38 来源：网络整理编辑：休閑
Just in case the public wasn't sufficiently convinced by a journalist smashing the world's longest a
Just in case the public wasn't sufficiently convinced by a journalist smashing the world's longest and highest glass bridge with a sledgehammer (and surviving), the owners of the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon bridge in China decided to prove its safety by upping the ante over the weekend.
In its latest media-directed "safety test" of the 430-meter bridge, suspended a heart-stopping 300 meters above a gorge, the Zhangjiajie national park's owners had 20 volunteers swing sledgehammers at the glass, making visible cracks in the top layer.
Credit: Shao ying/ImaginechinaThen, a Volvo XC90 SUV carrying 11 people rolled over the cracked panels, Xinhua reported.
SEE ALSO:China invites reporter to take sledgehammer to its longest glass bridge to prove it's safe
Credit: Shao ying/imaginechina
Credit: Shao ying/ImaginechinaLike many other glass bridges and viewing structures across the world, the Zhangjiajie bridge's glass panels are made of multiple layers, so visible cracks don't mean the panels will give way.
Zhangjiajie's three-layered glass panels measure 3m by 4.5m, and each layer is 15mm-thick.
Credit: Shao ying/Imaginechina
Credit: Shao ying/ImaginechinaThe organisers are staging all of these safety "showcases" ahead of Zhangjiajie's grand opening slated for July.
The bridge, designed by Israeli architect Haim Dotan, was built at a cost of about 460 million yuan ($69 million), and the national park's operators are keen to assuage the public's fears of the bridge being unsafe.
It hasn't been too long since another glass bridge in China cracked, after all. The Yuntai Mountain Geological Park's glass bridge cracked back in Oct. 2015, after a tourist dropped a mug on one of the panels on the walkway. People on it noticed the crack and, understandably, started screaming.
While the park's spokesperson said that only one of three layers of glass on the panel broke, it freaked people out enough that the skywalk has been closed since.
Credit: Shao ying/Imaginechina
Credit: Shao ying/ImaginechinaHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.
The five guys who climbed Australia's highest mountain, in swimwear2026-10-05 19:52
The Gods bless Australia with an epic 'world first' Marvel exhibition2026-10-05 19:29
President Obama explains why Michelle will never run for office2026-10-05 19:12
Game 7 rain delay sends World Series Twitter into hysterics2026-10-05 19:05
Early Apple2026-10-05 19:03
This letter to Americans has an important message ahead of elections2026-10-05 18:46
The Obama administration just made it easier to take a road trip in an electric car2026-10-05 18:02
Americans are suddenly finding 'Rogue One' a lot more relevant2026-10-05 17:54
This app is giving streaming TV news a second try2026-10-05 17:45
Postmates gets a whopping $140 million in new funding2026-10-05 17:12
There's a big piece of fake chicken stuck to this phone case2026-10-05 19:14
This is why we still need Obama in our lives2026-10-05 18:53
How Twitter fueled the wild rise of vote rigging allegations2026-10-05 18:32
The side of President Obama's Trump speech that you didn't see2026-10-05 18:01
Katy Perry talks 'Rise,' her next batch of songs, and how to survive Twitter2026-10-05 18:00
Your slacktivism isn't as useless as everyone thinks2026-10-05 17:50
NBA player reminds people why running from a Trump presidency is a bad idea2026-10-05 17:47
Oversized sinkhole in Japan is the stuff of nightmares2026-10-05 17:42
U.S. pole vaulter skids to a halt for national anthem2026-10-05 17:29
With the Cubs' World Series win, Theo Epstein is the official Breaker of Curses2026-10-05 17:15
