{"id":135,"date":"2017-10-26T16:40:46","date_gmt":"2017-10-26T16:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/subtext\/?p=135"},"modified":"2017-11-22T11:43:24","modified_gmt":"2017-11-22T11:43:24","slug":"boom-shake-shake-shake-the-seminar-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/subtext\/2017\/10\/26\/boom-shake-shake-shake-the-seminar-room\/","title":{"rendered":"BOOM, SHAKE SHAKE SHAKE THE SEMINAR ROOM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: 'courier new', courier\">The \u2018bomb shelter experience\u2019 currently being enjoyed by the unlucky souls studying in Fylde lecture theatres reminded us of the recent experience involving a high-altitude glass walkway high in the East Taihang Mountains near Handan City in China. Glass-bottom bridges are the latest tourist craze in China. This particular bridge hangs over 3,800 feet in the air, affixed to the mountainside, and has as its newest feature sensor technology which creates the illusion that the bridge is going to shatter under the weight of those walking on it. To enhance this effect, bits of actual broken glass were placed under the sturdy glass floor, and video screens displayed fake cracks in the glass as people pass over it. This is all done without any warning. Not surprisingly this has created a social media storm, with thousands posting negative comments accusing the organisers of being cruel and even dangerous, with the possibility that it might give someone a heart attack. Whilst not on the same level, bangs and crashes loud enough to make students \u2018jump\u2019 and squeal will undoubtedly generate negative comment in the NSS and PTES later this year.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The \u2018bomb shelter experience\u2019 currently being enjoyed by the unlucky souls studying in Fylde lecture theatres reminded us of the recent experience involving a high-altitude glass walkway high in the East Taihang Mountains near Handan City in China. Glass-bottom bridges &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/subtext\/2017\/10\/26\/boom-shake-shake-shake-the-seminar-room\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":568,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4],"tags":[11,13,120],"class_list":["post-135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-design-the-spine","tag-facilities","tag-issue-167"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p99sHo-2b","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":715,"url":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/subtext\/2018\/09\/13\/building-works\/","url_meta":{"origin":135,"position":0},"title":"BUILDING WORKS","author":"Johnny Unger","date":"September 13 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"We aren't so nimbyist as to complain about the eyesore that campus has become or so stupid as to think that building works can be completed without a bit of disruption, but we draw the line at people being unable to work. 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