Saint-Gobain Glass “Puts to proof” the skills of Cristiano Ronaldo
15 February 2012
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“The documentary shows what does of Ronaldo one of the best footballers of his generation, centring in the skills and the strength that distinguish it”, signal from the company. This report studies the mental and physical strength through a series of intensive proofs, one of which was carried out with the advice and the help of the engineers of Saint-Gobain Glass UK.
Saint-Gobain Glass UK Was contacted by a company of production that knew of his participation with the program of the BBC “Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections” (Program of connections in engineering of Richard Hammond). This company asked to Saint-Gobain Glass that designed, tested and supplied a structure of glass, that was mounted by “Glassware Bouquets S.L.”, to show the power of a shot of Ronaldo to 128 km/h (kilometres/hour) and the dramatic effect that this caused. The team of engineers of Saint-Gobain Glass UK contrived the “definite proof” to see how many leaves of glass could arrive to break and at the same time, see the spectacular effect that produced .
With reason of the tightened diary of Ronaldo, the rodaje had to film in Madrid, near of the stadium of football, where had to be sent the glasses and the device. There, a team of Saint-Gobain Glass Spain commissioned to carry out and supervise the proof.