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In the presented video you can see a unique moment when the famous Chinese glass bridge, located at an altitude of more than one kilometer around a mountain in Hebei province, began to crack under the feet of a tourist, who falls in fear and begins to scream. (website)
At the same time, the transparent road of fear does not just crack slightly, as it happened, for example, two years ago at a similar attraction, only in Henan province (then the visitor dropped it on the coating), but begins to become covered with numerous large cracks, emitting the characteristic sound of breaking glass.
However, this is not the only thing that is truly striking in the video: to the greatest surprise of everyone who perceived this critical moment with bated breath, another tourist, walking in the opposite direction, calmly walks along the dangerous section of the bridge, not paying the slightest attention to its critical condition. What is this, extreme?
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It turns out, no, it’s just that the visitor, apparently, is not the first time on this road of fear, or has already experienced such a special effect before, since there are several of them on the bridge.
The organizers of this attraction were probably inspired to create such “extreme special effects” by real situations when visitors actually accidentally dropped something heavy on the glass, causing it to crack slightly. Of course, not so effectively, but even this caused panic among tourists. Can you imagine what happens to them when the glass coating not only cracks, but begins to literally creep apart under your feet!
This, of course, was a great idea, says one Internet user, but when creating such effects, apparently, the fact that some people have a weak heart is not taken into account - it won’t be long before a heart attack.
But the majority of Internet users approved of the Chinese fiction, rightly putting forward an argument in its defense that people with a weak heart, very afraid of heights, would never go on such an attraction at all. Please note, they say, that mostly young people on this road of fear, and if there are older people, as a rule, these are not Europeans, for whom the fear of heights is especially characteristic.
Well, it’s quite reasonable, especially since, according to a representative of the administration of the East Taihangshan district, where this road of fear with stunning special effects is located, the latter attract tourists even more. People love to feel fear, which is why, for example, horror films are wildly successful. To experience real danger is an even more vivid and unforgettable sensation, which, apparently, is experienced by a tourist who fell to his knees in horror when the glass covering cracked under his feet...
The bridge is strong enough, there should be no defects, and can withstand even high temperatures of 60°. Does not waver or wobble in wind speeds of 220 kilometers per hour.
The bridge is treated with care; everyone who wants to walk across it wears shoe covers. And for people who really want to admire the beauty of the valley, but are afraid to go alone, there is a special staff that accompanies the entire path - from one peak to another.
True, the Chinese themselves are already accustomed to such bridges. The very first glass bridge was built on Tianmen Mountain. The length of courage is only 61 meters. But when you find out at what height the bridge is located, you are unlikely to agree to experience all the delights of human creation. The bridge flaunts at an altitude of 1220 meters. There are always enough people who want to, but there are more of those who are instilled with fear of heights. Many people are terrified of heights, I wonder what it was like for the builders. We hope their work was well compensated.
You won’t believe it, but not long ago one guide was leading a tourist group across the bridge when suddenly cracks began to appear under his feet with a creaking sound.
The man fell to the floor and started screaming, he was scared. It is interesting that a happy, calm man walks towards him and casts an incomprehensible glance at the guide. He is not aware of what happened.
In the video you can see what is happening for yourself. People were so excited, and there was a lot of discussion online later. To reassure people, the East Taihan County government told the media that these were just special effects. This is a PR stunt to a large number of tourists were visited by such a terrifying attraction.
Glass Bridge– it’s not only beautiful, but also stylish. The Chinese decided so and built an unusual glass structure in Hunan province. After the construction of the bridge, it was used to connect the two sides of the mountains, and also played pranks on many tourists.
Bridge Features
This bridge is considered the longest structure on the planet made of glass. Its length is 430 meters. And the width is 6 meters. The bridge is suspended at an altitude of 380 meters. This design is also safe and equipped with the latest technology.
The glass bridge project and its construction cost China $3.4 million. The bridge consists of 99 durable and three-layer parts. Under the bridge stretch national park and canyon. For now, excursions at the site are being conducted in test mode.
Tourist draws
Immediately after the opening, a funny incident occurred on the extraordinary bridge. The guide, who was leading the group through the glass structure, suddenly fell to his knees and screamed heart-rendingly, and a visual effect of cracked glass appeared under his feet. The tourists were taken aback, but then relaxed a little, because a passer-by was calmly walking along the bridge in their direction.
A glass bridge in China cracked under the feet of tourists (video)
It turned out that the bridge is equipped with interactive panels that create the effect of cracks and also reproduce the sound of breaking glass necessary for the prank. These are the kind of entertainers the Chinese are.
Visit to the bridge
8,000 people can look at the bridge and walk along it per day. Before opening, the structure was tested for strength more than 100 times. The opening of the attraction took place in 2016. At first, people were on duty near the ticket office in front of the bridge at night to buy tickets for the excursion.
Now everyone has become accustomed to the new miracle of engineering, and the excitement around it has died down a little. 800 people can cross the bridge at the same time. But for security reasons, the capacity was reduced to 600. After all, the bridge itself is guarded by about 200 guards.
The facility is open to visitors from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. It often happens that by 8 am all tickets for the glass bridge are already sold out, so it’s worth planning a tour of it in advance.
The ticket price is approximately 140 yuan. A child whose height is less than 1 meter and 30 centimeters can enter for free.
How to get to the glass bridge?
The city with the bridge is located in the southwest of Beijing. You can get there by train. You will have to get off the train at Zhangjiajie station. It is also possible to fly to this place from Beijing by plane.
The canyon, over which a glass bridge hangs, is located a 15-minute drive from the city. The best way to get there is by car, which is easy to rent.
Glass bridge in China, which opened in September this year, cracked right under the feet of tourists. Many people who risk walking across a glass bridge at an altitude of several hundred meters, without unnecessary shocks, experience extreme excitement and fear, since the glass under their feet does not seem as strong as it actually is. After the incident, tourists began to panic.
It all happened after one of the tourists dropped a metal thermos with water. The impact caused cracks to appear on the glass. Eyewitnesses of the incident say that a loud sound and unusual vibrations were suddenly heard, after which the glass began to crack under their feet. The tourists who were in this place screamed and ran away from the bridge. It all looked like a scene from some action movie. However, things did not go further than cracks. The bridge did not collapse or collapse, and no people were injured in the incident.
The bridge builders claim that the bridge is very reliable and can withstand a load of 800 kilograms per square meter. In addition, the bridge deck consists of three layers of durable glass, each of which is 24 millimeters thick. When the metal thermos was struck, only one layer was damaged. The bridge is currently closed to visitors while repairs to the damaged section are underway.
The glass bridge in Hunan province has recently become a real landmark. The bridge was built in the Yuntai Mountains. For many, walking across such a bridge seems like a real extreme journey. The glass deck of the bridge creates the feeling of walking on air at a great height.
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A video from China is gaining popularity on the Internet, in which a man walking on a glass bridge falls in panic when cracks begin to creep along the glass under his feet. Fortunately, everything turned out okay - the cracks turned out to be just an ingenious special effect added to one of the sections of the bridge.
Footage of a man whose feet cracked the surface of a glass bridge along Taihang Mountain has captured the attention of Chinese social networks, reports the website Mashable. You can watch how the hero of the video, noticing the cracks, falls on the glass in fear and tries to crawl away.
A man not expecting a trick, presumably a tour guide, leads a group of people.
Suddenly, cracks begin to appear under his feet.
The guide falls onto the glass screaming, but cracks continue to creep under his hands. The man tries to crawl away in panic.
The video instantly spread across a large number of Chinese media.
Fortunately, the cracks that frightened the pedestrian turned out to be just the result of the work of special panels installed on one of the sections of the bridge located at an altitude of 1,200 meters. The panels react to pedestrian steps, displaying images of creeping cracks and emitting a characteristic sound.
The bridge, located along a steep cliff, offers an impressive view.
The East Taihang County government issued an official apology, explaining that the cracking glass was just an effect added by designers for the purpose of “provocation.” The administration does not intend to dismantle the panels that frighten pedestrians and hopes that a good dose of adrenaline will help attract additional tourists.
“The effect is too realistic, it’s actually a little scary.”
“The cores can die here.”
