Death of Garry Hoy - Wikipedia

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In an attempt to prove to a group of prospective articling students that the building's glass windows were unbreakable — a stunt he had performed without incident many times before — he threw his body against the glass; however this time the entire window frame gave way, and Hoy fell to his death.

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anon947262949@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 212d

I enjoyed this quote

Structural engineer Bob Greer said "I don't know of any building code in the world that would allow a 160-pound (73 kg) man to run up against a glass and withstand it.”