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The impact spewed a fireball of horrific force across hundreds of acres of towering hemlocks and other trees, setting many ablaze. The fuselage burrowed straight into the earth so forcefully that one of the "black boxes" was recovered at a depth of 25 feet under the ground. As coroner, responsible for returning human remains, Miller has been forced to share with the families information that is unimaginable. As he clinically recounts to them, holding back very few details, the 33 passengers, seven crew and four hijackers together weighed roughly 7,000 pounds. They were essentially cremated together upon impact. Hundreds of searchers who climbed the hemlocks and combed the woods for weeks were able to find about 1,500 mostly scorched samples of human tissue totaling less than 600 pounds, or about 8 percent of the total.
Originally posted by Aotearoa
No. 1
We may observe that the crater in the photograph is maybe 10ft deep. Camera angles and foreshortening don’t really contribute much to these photographs. The depth of the crater from these photographs is unknown.
No. 2
From that photo? At that distance? You’re joking, right? Come on, at that distance even the rescue workers look like ants. How much of the aircraft was left when it made that crater? Was the wreckage at that stage bigger than confetti? (Coincidentally (and I’m sure you’re going to love that word), I am in contact with someone on another forum whose friend was one of those rescue workers. He said that around the crater there was nothing bigger than a piece of confetti.) How much of the aircraft disintegrated on the way down and how much was shed at other parts of the site?
No. 3
To be brutally honest, it looks like neither. There are conflicting stories regarding whether Flight 93 was shot down or crashed due to passenger intervention. If it was shot down, what’s to stop that being an unexploded piece of ordnance exploding on impact? A time for the photo would be helpful, too but I note that’s not supplied. See also external quote from answer No. 5.
No. 4
The aerial photo is worse than useless. Aerial photos regarding evidence usually are. They’re for the purpose of mapping a site, not spotting debris. Can you tell me how you know 6,000 gallons (I’m assuming “6,000 thousand gallons” is a typo) was still in the aircraft at that time? If the aircraft broke up during the descent/crash, isn’t it reasonable to assume that the wings (holding fuel tanks) were torn off? The same applies to the aircraft being shot down. Where was it hit? Did it lose fuel? What was left of the aircraft (and you seem to be postulating a nosedive into the ground) burrowed into the soft earth, taking whatever remained of the fuel with it. How fuel-soaked was the earth 20-30ft down?
No. 5
Okay, now we’re using the eyewitnesses that every CT has said have no idea what’s going on in the Pentagon crash. Sorry, you can’t have it both ways. Incidentally, photos 1 – 4 show wisps of smoke. So witness 1 is wrong to begin with.
The impact spewed a fireball of horrific force across hundreds of acres of towering hemlocks and other trees, setting many ablaze. The fuselage burrowed straight into the earth so forcefully that one of the "black boxes" was recovered at a depth of 25 feet under the ground. As coroner, responsible for returning human remains, Miller has been forced to share with the families information that is unimaginable. As he clinically recounts to them, holding back very few details, the 33 passengers, seven crew and four hijackers together weighed roughly 7,000 pounds. They were essentially cremated together upon impact. Hundreds of searchers who climbed the hemlocks and combed the woods for weeks were able to find about 1,500 mostly scorched samples of human tissue totaling less than 600 pounds, or about 8 percent of the total.
He doesn't sound like he's expecting blood from that scenario. I’d also be interested in seeing the Coroner’s credentials.
No. 7
Surprisingly enough, it’s common for oddities to survive aircraft crashes. I’ve seen many instances where it’s occurred. Sometimes it’s from being thrown from the wreckage before an explosion or fire begins, sometimes it’s from being covered by something else that’s charred beyond recognition. There are areas that somehow get protected by other things. No surprise.
Originally posted by AgentSmith
I thought I'd posted it earlier, but look slike I posted the same pic twice instead. You can see the confetti like debris in the hole in this photo:
"[The crater looked] like someone took a scrap truck, dug a 10-foot ditch and dumped all this trash into it."
Originally posted by nt327
If flight 93 landed in Clevland, than why did the the passengers never return to there families?
Originally posted by diggs
"[The crater looked] like someone took a scrap truck, dug a 10-foot ditch and dumped all this trash into it."
Originally posted by Aotearoa
diggs, try this link: Source Then check out Lockerbie and look at the scar there. No two crashes are exactly the same. Similar, yes - Identical, no.
With regard to the 8% of body remains found, do some reading on forensics. You'll be surprised what you find. Failing that, read forensics for 20 years, then let me know how much tissue you need for a positive ID. Oh, and I'm still waiting for that Coroner's credentials.
Originally posted by AgentSmith
Originally posted by diggs
"[The crater looked] like someone took a scrap truck, dug a 10-foot ditch and dumped all this trash into it."
Key words there 'looked like', just because something 'looks like' something does not mean it is that something