In 1993, lawyer Garry Hoy fell 24 floors to his death while demonstrating the tensile ...

In 1993, lawyer Garry Hoy fell 24 floors to his death while demonstrating the tensile strength of his office windows to a group of visiting law students. Far from being an unusual incident, bo…

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