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Don’t look down! Skyslide to open 1,000 feet above Los Angeles

June 24, 2016 | By Reuters
A member of the media rides the Skyslide from the 70th to 69th floor of the U.S. Bank Tower in Los Angeles, California

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Nearly 1,000 feet (305 meters) above the streets of downtown Los Angeles, a glass slide on the outside of the 70th floor of the city’s tallest building is preparing to welcome the brave.

The Skyslide, on the 73-floor U.S. Bank Tower, will open to the public on Saturday and allow thrill seekers to slide 45 feet (14 meters) to an outdoor platform on the 69th floor.

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According to the building’s owner, Singapore-based OUE Ltd., the glass on the fully enclosed slide is only 1 1/4 inches (3.2 cm) thick, but can withstand hurricane-force winds and even a powerful earthquake.

Thomson Reuters leases space in the U.S. Bank Tower.

(Reporting by Reuters TV. Editing by Patrick Johnston)

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