Glass Floor of Willis Tower Cracks Beneath Startled Visitors
Visitors to Chicago's Willis Tower often enjoy standing on the building's glass enclosures, which extend out from the side of the 103rd floor, allowing people who can overcome a fear of heights to see themselves "above" the city. This week, though, one group of visitors to the Sky Deck were more than a little startled when, after getting up from sitting to pose for a photograph, the glass beneath them started to shatter.
"We see it completely just shatter all the way through, and at that point, all four of us just completely rushed right out of it," said Tony Saldana, who was visiting Chicago at the time. According to Willis Tower officials, however, the glass itself didn't actually crack -- only its protective coating did. The coating, when damaged, cracks in order to protect the glass...









