If Kubrick had ever directed a hurricane safety ad
Researching stories on shatter-proof windows, we've seen our share of cannons firing 2x4s into the glass at 34 feet per second. The test footage is always fun to watch, but its lab-like sterility and static shooting style usually lacks a little cinematic flair.
The video above, a promo for Armorcoat Window Films, changes all that. With a haunting score and percussion crashing in time with the shattered windows, the short film climaxes with shots of ballooning glass that look straight out of 2001: A Space Odyssey.
And the Oscar for Best Fenestration Documentary goes to...
Some of those stories for which we've watched less artistic hurricane testing clips:
13 easy things you can do to make sure your home is braced for the big one
Bermuda's hurricane-resistant limestone roofs
And how a devastated Gulf Coast community recycled Katrina's ruins using salvaged materials from a damaged historic home
Posted by Harry Sawyers | Categories: Gadgets & Electronics | Permalink
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