function init(num) {
if(typeof $ != "undefined" && num < 1000) {
jQuery(document).ready(callFlex);
} else if(num < 1000) {
setTimeout(function() {
init(num+1);
},10);
}
}
function callFlex(){
try {
window.getGridSize();
window.flexslider("57683");
} catch(e) {
console.log("failed to build slider",e);
}
}
init(0);
Christmas Eve has always been a day known for miracles. On December 24, 2017, China added yet another manmade wonder to the world by unveiling the world’s longest all-glass bridge. Throngs of tourists and locals were lined up to experience the bridge in all its might. The Astounding Specs

Gently swaying over a stunning canyon in China’s Hongyagu Scenic Area (which itself is located in the country’s Hebei province), the 70-ton bridge spans 1,601 feet ? well over the length of five professional football fields. The walkway is made out of 1,077 1.5-inch thick glass panels and runs between two mountain peaks inside the park. In total, the bridge is 715 feet off the ground, which roughly translates to the height of a conventional 66-story building. Not as scary as the 102-story Empire State Building that King Kong scaled, but definitely tall enough to trigger a fit of vertigo.
Upping the Ante

The Hebei Bailu Group, the company that spent three years building the bridg...