<p>In this episode of&nbsp;<em>Canada Is Boring</em>, we dive into the bizarre and morbidly iconic death of Toronto lawyer&nbsp;Gary Hoy, a man so confident in shatterproof glass that he used his own body to prove it. From Bay Street law culture and 1980s Toronto skyscrapers to engineering failures and internet legend, we unpack how a routine office “party trick” turned into one of Canada’s strangest urban myths and staple of “dumb ways to die” lists.</p><br><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.canadianpoliticsisboring.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Get early access and premium content.</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Canada is Boring

Jesse Harley, Rhys Waters

Shatterproof Logic

FEB 9, 202622 MIN
Canada is Boring

Shatterproof Logic

FEB 9, 202622 MIN

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<p>In this episode of&nbsp;<em>Canada Is Boring</em>, we dive into the bizarre and morbidly iconic death of Toronto lawyer&nbsp;Gary Hoy, a man so confident in shatterproof glass that he used his own body to prove it. From Bay Street law culture and 1980s Toronto skyscrapers to engineering failures and internet legend, we unpack how a routine office “party trick” turned into one of Canada’s strangest urban myths and staple of “dumb ways to die” lists.</p><br><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.canadianpoliticsisboring.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Get early access and premium content.</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>