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Originally posted by Seventh
Amazing, you flew right over the whole point of this aspect... The dust - Forget what is going on under the dust, here is the $64,000 question, what caused the dust (concrete mainly) to become dust, and to be ejected out of the tower?.
Iron spheres are a known product of fires, so their presence in the dust could be evidence of fire. Not proof, since they could have come from other sources, but do we need proof that there were large fires in that vicinity on 9/11?
Iron spheres are also a known product of metal cutting operations, so their presence could be evidence of metal cutting operations. Not proof, since they could have come from other sources, but do we need proof that there were significant metal cutting operations in that vicinity following 9/11?
Iron spheres are also a known component of dust from crushed drywall, concrete, and (IIRC) suspended ceiling tiles, so their presence could be evidence of crushing of drywall, concrete, or suspended ceiling tiles. Not proof, since they could have come from other sources, but do we need proof that drywall, concrete, and ceiling tiles were crushed in that vicinity on 9/11?
(There are other known sources, such as brake pads and metal grinding and polishing operations. I sweep iron microspheres from my own basement floor after using my bench grinder. They're the sparks that fly off the workpiece, which are hot enough to incandesce even though the grinding wheel and workpiece don't heat up much. Brake pads and grinding tools, though probably represented in the wtc towers, don't appear to be as likely to have produced them in as large amounts as fire, cutting, and crushing release from other materials.)
Iron spheres are less prevalent in normal office dust because most normal offices have not experienced burning up in a fire, recent extensive metal cutting operations, or crushing of large amounts of interior construction materials.
Anyone who wishes to claim that the spheres are evidence of any other event such as explosive demolition, exotic beam weapon effects, or thermite reaction should first, at the very least, establish that such an event can generate the types of iron spheres observed. The next step would then be to further establish that it could generate exclusively those types, without significant co-generation of other materials such as larger spheres that were not observed in the dust.
Once that is done, then and only then can you begin arguing that the presence of the iron spheres is in any way important or interesting. At that point, you will have to show that the overall weight of evidence favors whatever hypotheses you are proposing for the spheres' origin, over the existing hypotheses of generation in the office fires, by crushing of construction materials already containing iron spheres, and generation during metal cutting operations. That would be the hard part, if you weren't still several steps away from even being able to start.
Respectfully,
Myriad
Originally posted by turbofan
The original size of the upper block was reduced to 1/3 before the tower
began to descend. See the photo proof here:
Originally posted by turbofan
By the time the tower was half destroyed, there was nothing left of the
upper block yet the demo wave continued accelerating, and debris
continued to arc up and laterally.
Originally posted by turbofanHow does this happen, along with pulverizing concrete in mid-air if there
is nothing left to crush ?
Originally posted by turbofanAlso how does the West side of the tower continue to break apart if the
load is no longer situated above those columns?
Originally posted by turbofanNobody has come up with a gravity driven explanation yet...not even
Mr. Mackey the man of "20 Internet Ph.D.'s"
Originally posted by turbofanCome on GL's, notice the debris and powdered concrete getting shot "up
and out" of the West side:
Originally posted by turbofanWhere is the top section gone? See if you can point it out. Remember,
it was over 300 feet tall before the collapse began. It also tipped 23 degrees to the East before any major descent could be measured.
Originally posted by turbofan
Never mind that, the photo I have shown clearly proves the top section
was off axis and NOT loading the West perimeter columns. What are
you going to tell me next "Hooper", the upper block slid back up and
centered itself?
Originally posted by hooper
reply to post by Seventh
Crush a couple acres of drywall and a couple acres of concrete and see what it looks like. Unless you want to calculate the volume of particulates in the cloud in the photo and then calculate the volume of reducible material in the building and do a comparison. Be my guest and prove me wrong.
Originally posted by SirPatrickHenry
Right, so that explains the fact lead was vaporized ? Right ? No. Temp of 3000 plus degrees are needed to do that.
1) Metallic lead vaporizes at 1100°F. which is the temperature at which heat guns operate. Lead oxide used in paint most likely vaporizes at about 800º F. The mid-range infrared heat waves heat the paint and wood only to 400-600º F. Therefore, dangerous lead fumes are not released from the heated paint.
And it say's the dust is from the bank. Who was cutting steel in that building before the investigation ?
such spheres are a well known component of fly ash; fly ash is a component of certain concretes. Furthermore, while the oxygenation levels of the spheres are inconsistent with steel cutting, they are entirely consistent with welding processes (arc, SMAW, etc.) that would have been used during the construction of the towers, so that could be a secondary contributor. And on top of that, how many other minor contributors exist? Diesel engines? Steel machinery? Brakes on vehicles? Remember: The Twin Towers were exposed to the elements of a downtown metropolis for decades, and all those minor contributors could have easily added to the spheres
Originally posted by Seventh
Who ordered proof of explosions?........
www.911eyewitness.com...
Want some wine with that sir?.
Originally posted by ImAPepper
Originally posted by turbofan
He's can't be a demo guy using those observations. How about the South
tower? No "sledgehammer" there; it started tipping over and fell off axis.
How do you figure it was able to slide away from the core columns and
break apart before the rest of the tower began to move?
Please watch the close up of the South Tower and it collapses. Please point out the explosions.
that's a loaded question because the buildings shouldn't have collapsed at all.
Also, please explain to us what should have happened with the South Tower's collapse.
Originally posted by turbofan
reply to post by terran99
Don't be stupid, I already linked you to photos and stated there are
slow motion/stop frame analysis complete to prove the reduction of
the top section.
Here it is again for your viewing pleasure:
Once again, here is the reduced top section hanging off the side of
the tower:
[edit on 19-11-2009 by turbofan]
Originally posted by JPhish
that's a loaded question because the buildings shouldn't have collapsed at all.
Originally posted by turbofan
Whatever...
Originally posted by turbofan
Yet another GL who speaks from ignorance.
I wish these kids would do their homework before coming to a debate.
It's no wonder they can't carry a conversation and continue to spread
garbage ultimately confusing themselves and others.
Read. Learn. Enjoy.