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originally posted by: Blaine91555
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originally posted by: superluminal11
a reply to: searcherfortruth
I don't even believe a controlled demolition team could collapse the 2 towers---I'm still sticking to the Directed Energy Weapons theory
originally posted by: Nickn3
My friend, in your opening line:
"Never in the history of steel enforced buildings, has one of them ever collapsed due to structural damage from fire, EVER. "
You completely lost me. Fire brings down a metal building somewhere in the world about ever day. I am not saying that I swallowed the official story, but some of your blanket statements are just plane wrong. I have been a contractor for over 35 years and I have seen them fall. They fall from fire, they fall from being over loaded, and they fall from structural damage. In the case of the twin towers they suffered from all three.
I am suprised the towers stood as long as they did. I don't know about building 7.
originally posted by: imjack
Notice him strike straight down with the molten steel, that is 300 Degrees hotter than Jet Fuel in the Engine?
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) states that the upper limit of human temperature tenability is 212°F, well below temperatures found in most significant structure fires that are beyond the growth (incipient) stage. In today’s fire environments, temperatures higher than 500°F can be easily obtained within three to four minutes. Flashover, which occurs at approximately 1,100°F, can develop well under five minutes.2 If a space isn’t tenable for firefighters, trapped victims aren’t likely to survive either.
The researchers concluded: “Thermal injury takes place quickly,” with death occurring at temperatures of 350°F within three minutes. The experiment notes that fire temperatures rise to more than 1,200°F within five minutes; therefore, the survival outcomes for victims are further limited.
Source If my link doesn't work for you, run a Google search with the phrase "can a human survive 350 degrees farenheit?" and look at the cached version of the Google link @ www.fireengineering.com
originally posted by: Greggers
originally posted by: Nickn3
My friend, in your opening line:
"Never in the history of steel enforced buildings, has one of them ever collapsed due to structural damage from fire, EVER. "
You completely lost me. Fire brings down a metal building somewhere in the world about ever day. I am not saying that I swallowed the official story, but some of your blanket statements are just plane wrong. I have been a contractor for over 35 years and I have seen them fall. They fall from fire, they fall from being over loaded, and they fall from structural damage. In the case of the twin towers they suffered from all three.
I am surprised the towers stood as long as they did. I don't know about building 7.
If you see an image of the destruction from above, it becomes clear why building 7 fell. It was in the impact zone of a colossal debris field. Multiple buildings were gutted -- buildings no one ever mentions -- because ten ton bombs of metal and concrete rained hellfire on them from above.
Building 7 was weakened enough that it fell eventually.
originally posted by: Nickn3
a reply to: Greggers
I am not surprised, building construction usually is based on a latticework steel structure. If the lattice is damaged it will fail under its own weight.
If one I beam twist or bends from side loading it could loose 90% of its structural integrity, thus creating additional stress on additional framing.