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Originally posted by Calex1987
so please explain this then because this building got hit by a plane...yet today its still standing tall and was older then the towers....www.aerospaceweb.org...
so the empire state building took a direct hit from a B25bomber and stayed standing the twin towers we're built to take multiple hits from an even bigger air craft...yet the older building that was infact on fire hit by an aircraft and yet is still standing...im having a problem here.
Originally posted by Gando702
reply to post by micpsi
Your comparisons of the two aircraft are noted. Still, the plane is bigger than the 707. Maybe not much bigger, but still bigger. Any further argument would be semantics.
Originally posted by Gando702
If all of the concrete was pulverized, then how did some of it get thrown away from the building, as you've said? You said it would take massive force to throw these pieces of concrete away from the building, so they must have been pretty big and not pulverized. You can't have it both ways.
Originally posted by Gando702
And I'm not missing any points, you're actually cherry-picking similar points.
Originally posted by Gando702
I'm not going to battle with everyone, as I respect all of your opinions. I've done plenty of research, and I used to firmly believe in most of what you are all saying. The Twin Towers were a once in a millenium event, that really can't be compared to anything else, and by using examples of other demolitions or fires, it's not serving any analytical process honestly.
so the empire state building took a direct hit from a B25bomber and stayed standing the twin towers we're built to take multiple hits from an even bigger air craft...yet the older building that was infact on fire hit by an aircraft and yet is still standing...im having a problem here.
Originally posted by DemonicUFO
The World Trade Center Construction manager says that the WTC was designed to withstand the impact of a fully loaded 707 (which was the largest plane at the time) and that such an impact would to nothing to the structural integrity of the building.
goes on to say the buildings could actually take multiple planes.. k? Thx owned
Originally posted by Gando702
Some simple facts, and some flaws in the arguments of truthers:
1. The building was hit by a plane far larger than the original design when the towers were engineered and constructed. To say that they shouldn't have fallen because they were designed to withstand a hit from any plane is a bit ridiculous.
2. The steel columns lost a considerable amount of their strength due to the intense heat cause by the fires inside the building. They wouldn't remain standing, as they're still bolted to the trusses and concrete slabs, and by being weakened by the fire, were simply bent down and snapped by the weight of the collapse.
If we don't even know the amount of steel it certainly cannot be determined how the steel could get that hot in less than TWO HOURS.
If we don't even know the amount of steel it certainly cannot be determined how the steel could get that hot in less than TWO HOURS.
Originally posted by samkent
reply to post by psikeyhackr
If we don't even know the amount of steel it certainly cannot be determined how the steel could get that hot in less than TWO HOURS.
But the steel in the trusses is much thinner than the external structure. Essentially round bar steel about 3/4 to 1.25 thick. Without insulation it could heat up to the point of weakening quite quickly.
Now I'm curious as to the actual size of the truss steel.
Originally posted by Saltarello
Glad to see the truth movement dropping its useless parts. It must really be hard for them, every day another anti-truth thread, we are getting there.
Originally posted by purplemer
reply to post by Gando702
... Whats going down with all these I was a truther threads with no backbone...
Originally posted by MamaJ
I don't know if we will ever know the truth about the events of 9/11.
Why did the terrorists do that to the WTC? Were they also working for Enron? Needing some Gold or what?
I seriously thought that day as I do now that WE allowed it to happen. You cannot tell me the GREAT US of A had no clue what was going to take place and we couldn't prevent it. PLEASE. We have never been attacked like that and probably never will again because our Government knows ALL!
At the "time" the events were beginning to unfold we just so happen to see our President reading to a bunch of little kids...awwww...how sweet. I just don't buy all the BS. Sorry!