![]() People who don’t like the idea of it at all and don’t even why to attempt it (I don’t blame you)Īlso, I had to develop techniques to not get anxious underwater. People who slightly fear it but will go anyway if there’s something cool (me)ģ. ![]() People who love diving (nudibranch enthusiasts)Ģ. My anxiety/fear is usually the opposite of others since I fear things like “forgetting how to breathe” over things like sharks □ I also highly prefer to free dive, which most divers say they do not, so I’m just opposite all around haha!īut! I feel like there are three types of people:ġ. Then I read that it has one of the top dive sites in the world and it has tons of sharks, and I was like “sign me up!!!” □ I wanted to do the flight, boat, and snorkel/free dive. I actually didn’t go to Palau to scuba dive like most people do. Also truth: I don’t love anxiety and I refuse to let it stop me from doing cool things. Truth: I don’t love scuba diving bc it gives me anxiety. And yes, in this case, you definitely should look down! The view from the observation deck at SkyspaceĪdmission for the Skyslide is only $8, but it goes by quickly for how long the line for it was, so make sure your GoPro is on and ready, or that you grab the card for your professional photo at the end! Watch the Video: The actual sliding part only lasts for about four seconds, but gives you a pretty cool view if you remember to look down. Bank Building, where there’s also a new private event space, and wraps around the outside of the building down to the 69th floor, where you land on a giant cushion. #winning Me going down the glass slide, in the video you can hear me say, “Weeeeee”Īnyway, the glass slide starts on the 70th floor of the U.S. But, New York doesn’t have a cool skyscraper slide, and Cali does. ![]() It reminds me of the Top of the Rock observation deck in New York City, which also has glass-only walls and makes you feel like you’re about to fall off the top of a building…in the coolest way possible. The glass slide, appropriately named Skyslide, is a part of the new attraction, OUE Skyspace, which is the highest open-air observation deck in California. I actually heard about it because someone posted a preview video of the daredevil slide on Facebook and tagged me in the caption saying, “I wonder if Alyssa Ramos would do this?” Needless to say, I immediately made it a priority to go see, even though I was leaving on a red-eye flight the night of the grand opening.ĭoes the thought of sliding down an all-glass slide at the top of a skyscraper sound scary to you? Don’t worry, most of the people waiting in line for the grand opening last Saturday were pretty much freaking out before they went down, and laughing hysterically once they landed. The slide itself is made entirely of clear glass and is 45 feet long-perhaps just long enough to justify the additional $25 fee it will take to get up to the observation deck itself.Yes, it’s true, there is a glass slide at the top of a skyscraper in Downtown LA, and it’s on the outside of the building, 1,000 feet up. The ride is part of OUE Skyspace Los Angeles, a new open-air observation deck that’s going into the U.S. The slide, appropriately named "Skyslide," will be suspended 1,000 feet above the city and will cost $8 a pop. ![]() Bank Tower-the tallest building on the West Coast-will soon feature a glass slide that takes daredevil patrons from the 70th to the 69th floor. The Los Angeles Times’ Andrew Khouri reports that downtown’s U.S. The massive uphaul has given Los Angeles' core a whole new view, and now a nervewracking thrill can help you take it in-a new glass slide suspended 1,000 feet in the air. In recent years, downtown Los Angeles has transformed into a thriving urban center, flush with millions of revitalization dollars and new cultural institutions like The Broad, as well as revamped icons like the Grand Central Market.
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