Chinese tourist clings to glass-bottomed bridge 330 feet in the air after high winds blow floor pane

[diehardblue]

A Chinese tourist was stranded 330 feet high on a glass-bottomed bridge in high winds Friday when floor panes blew off and smashed, according to local media.

State-controlled news outlet Xinhua reported that the bridge, built over the Piyan mountain ravine in the northeast province of Jilin, was damaged in gusts of up to 93 miles per hour.

Pictures shared on social media show a before-and-after view of the bridge, with a tourist clinging to its metal framework. Much of the framework is twisted and buckled, while only a few glass panes - the only standing surface -remaining.

This tweet appears to show the before-and-after:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/chinese-tourist-clings-to-glass-bottomed-bridge-330-feet-in-the-air-after-high-winds-blow-floor-panels-out/ar-BB1gzjuG?ocid=mailsignout&li=BBnb7Kz

[Ocelot II]

1. "The tourist was moved to a hospital and is receiving psychological counseling."

Yup.

That would definitely be me, except that I wouldn't have gone on that bridge in the first place.

[Hugin]

5. I'd need a change of drawers, too.

Fresh undergarments.

Nope, walking on transparent surfaces has never been one of the risks I'd take. Even during the Disco era.

[Kaleva]

17. Like that pic of a 1st time bunji jumper covered in his own crap.

[Hugin]

21. Not that my personal safety detail would let me within the vaguest potential of such an activity...

The Secret Service has nothing on these people.

When I was young and stupid, however. Homemade ziplines were in the cards at all times.

[tblue37]

9. Picture:

Link to tweet

[malaise]

2. Wow!

Will never be me

[GemDigger]

3. A couple of days ago someone on DU posted about this bridge and asked

who would go on it. I thought about it and I thought I would... until I saw these pictures. Now, it is a big Hell no, I would not!

[zuul]

4. Oh hell no.

[notinkansas]

6. A bridge now to become much less traveled?

[gordianot]

7. I have seen glass floors at several venues and always turn back.

It creeps me out even thinking about it

[dalton99a]

8. Elsewhere in China:

[edhopper]

11. failed to leard the lesson

of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge.

[roamer65]

16. Galloping Gertie.

If I remember right, I think that was the nickname for the bridge.

Engineers on the Mackinac Bridge made sure they did not make the same mistakes.

[edhopper]

18. Yep

they just pushed the engineering to far. Too slim a profile.

[roamer65]

20. To relieve wind pressure on the Mackinac Bridge roadway they put perforated metal roadway on it.

The minute u go over it, u can feel your car lift. It can be a bit disconcerting, but it stops the oscillation problem.

https://historicbridges.org/bridges/browser/?bridgebrowser=other/mackinac/

She’s ours, and we are damn proud of her in MI.

[smirkymonkey]

10. That would freak me right the f**k out!

Actually, I would never attempt to cross a bridge like that anyway, but it makes me want to vomit even just thinking about being in that position.

[Kid Berwyn]

12. Can't wait to read his Trip Advisor review.

5-star memories, for sure.

[Kaleva]

14. A must add to anyone's bucket list. Just make sure it's the last thing listed.

[Happy Hoosier]

13. I'm shocked, SHOCKED that Chinese engineering/manufacturing cut corners.... NT

[CottonBear]

15. NOPE. No f****ing way.

😱

[edhopper]

19. I don't trust Chinese building quality

too bad they allowed them to build the new Oakland Bay Bridge. Expect problems with that in the future.