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Find your complimentary swiffer slippers at the door
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I hold my breath as we set the glass deck panels into place, followed immediately by the first of what will be an eternity of dusty footprints!
Vern and our pal Kyle ease the first panel into place
See it? 
The overall effect of the clear glass is exciting! It's strange and a little scary to walk on at first. Aside from the obvious weirdness of walking on glass, all of the panel edges are bound by the steel framework, so the sense is that it could be just a thin pane. The framework sits about 7" higher than the beam that supports it, and upon which the uprights bear, so there's also a weird sense that the entire railing side is just floating out in nothing.
Welcome to Modern in MN. Adrenaline rush and elevated heart rate our pleasure. Skirts prohibited. Please keep legs and feet inside the railing at all times and keep walking until you've reached your destination. Grab on and enjoy the walk :)
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Great detail!
This detail is really cool, but I hope you realize the psychological impact of what you're doing...at first, when you go out on the glass it will be a thrill. Your heart will pound, your adrenaline will race. After a while the effect will dimish. After a while you'll have a totally different tolerance to heights and transparency.
Ultimately, it's going to lead to harder stuff. ;)
Very cool detail.
what was your glass spec?
How thick are the glass panels, and what type of glass is it? Tempered, heat strengthened, plain old float glass? How did you determine what kind to use and how far it could span?