The couple pictured in the Hamilton College House sex-scene photos were apparently engaging in safe intercourse, any other consequences notwithstanding.
A representative from Viracon, the glass company that outfitted Hamilton with its windows, said the couple were not in danger of breaking the window by having sex against it.
Brian Dawley, who works for Viracon technical services, the high-rise windows are particularly strong because they are made of tempered glass.
Tempered glass, he said, is about four times stronger than the glass of a standard car windshield.
"I wouldn't expect -- unless you really hit [the windows] with a hard object -- to be able to break it," he said.
Though he added that the glass is typically stronger at some points than others -- and weaker where there are scratches -- it would take significant force to do any damage.
It is doubtful that two people pressed against the surface -- no matter how vigorously -- could break the glass, Dawley said. He added that a chair thrown at the window with a running start might not even get the job done.
Even though the couple's actions were safe, Dawley said that he and his company "don't recommend it."
