March 8, 2008: Glass Stairs
 

http://cellar.org/2008/glassstairs1.jpg
These make me uncomfortable. My brain tells me they are plenty strong and not dangerous, but my gut tells me it ain't natural.

Besides, I don't want just anyone looking up my kilt.

Just remember to take the shoes off.

Nothing like slippery socks on glass stairs. :thepain:

A conundrum. Shoes would scratch the glass, possibly make it break easier, no shoes would make it much more likely for one to slip.

It appears the treads have rough (sandblasted?) stripes, for slip resistance.

i think Lexan would be a better idea.

and rubber soled shoes should be fine on glass. go barefoot if you're scared.

question for those of you who are imagining standing under them looking up skirts:

Why? are taints really that hard to spot in the wild?

They are impressive, more than likely expensive too.
However, I don't want glass stairs in my house.

Imagine trying to keep them clean...especially if you have kids.

Kids? Easy. Dogs? Try THAT!

Seriously? Generic "kids" maybe, but not kids under 3, my friend. Your dog may poop on the floor in a neat little pile; my kid reaches into the back of his diaper, grabs a fistful, and starts flinging and smearing. (Dogs don't laugh maniacally last time I checked, either.)

Meh. You want to see glassy stares, give me a percocet and watch my face. :-)

Taints in the wild aren't nearly as rare as naugas. I wanted to make my very own nauga hide couch, went nauga huntin', and couldn't find a nauga anywhere. Might not be indigenous to my area?

Mmmm...taint...:yum:

I think dogs are much cleaner than kids except when it's been raining and they leave little paw prints all over the place. Kids are just one big grot machine. they get sticky stuff and muck all over the place. Most of it unidentifiable.

In any case, we have both kids and dogs. I don't think my dogs would walk on glass stairs. Have you ever seen how a dog reacts to something different like that?

And imagine how it'd hurt if you fell down them too. I reckon you'd split you skin if not your skull much quicker on glass than even bare timber in most cases.

cmon....

thats a big exaggeration, right?

i mean....

cmon...

not really????