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Originally posted by shrunkensimon
I have a feeling its not WTC 7, but WTC 6, or whichever one is that smaller cube shaped one.
Originally posted by ready4truth
why DID 'fires' break out in 7 in the first place. fires IN the building...doesnt make sense that falling debris would end up seting fires IN the building and not outside of the building. IMO, more evidence of explosive devices.
Originally posted by bmnats
Everyone talks about little fires in wtc7, but whats about this one (left/bottom)?
Originally posted by CaptainObvious
Yes comparing a 10 story building, to a 47 story building built on an electrical substation is just like comparing an olympic runner to an amputee.
Originally posted by Pootie
The famous and only debunker last resort...
"No comparison can be made to ANY of the WTC buildings... NONE. No Madrid, Not 4,5,6 WFC 1 and 2... NONE.
Originally posted by CaptainObvious
The furniture store in South Carolina was a steel building...it collapsed.
Originally posted by LeftBehind
So slap nuts, should we write off your reply as the typical 9-11 denial response that a 10 story building and a 47 story building are exactly the same?
Originally posted by LeftBehind
The Madrid fire is a great comparison. All of the steel columns failed in a fire, while the reinforced concrete sections did not. According to the logic of many 9-11 denial sites, there were also bombs in the Madrid building since it is impossible for steel columns to fail in a fire.
Originally posted by LeftBehind
WTC 5 was not supporting the same amount of floors as 7. A failure on the ninth floor of 5 would not affect the structural integrity of the building the way a failure on the ninth floor of seven would.
Originally posted by LeftBehind
It's like wondering why the shrub didn't collapse in a fire, when the tree next to it did.
Originally posted by LeftBehind
Ultimately though it doesn't matter, because if five collapsed I'm sure someone would be claiming that it was also full of silent fireproof bombs.
The building totaled 32 story's, with 29 floors above ground and three below. A concrete core and concrete frame supported the first 16 floors. Above that was a central support system of concrete columns, supporting concrete floors with steel perimeter columns. An additional feature was the presence of two 'technical floors' - concrete floors designed to give the building more strength. One was just above the ground level and the other at the 17th floor.
Originally posted by Pootie
I see PLENTY of intact steel in Madrid above 17:
Also notice the WHOLE BUILDING was on fie and the failure of beams at the top did NOT crush the building below?
WTC 1,2 and 7 had:
Fireproofing
Sprinklers...
What is your point other than the concrete?
The steel columns above the 17th floor suffered complete collapse, partially coming to rest on the upper technical floor. The insurance value of the total damage caused was €122 million.