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Originally posted by ProudBird
reply to post by TupacShakur
But:
It could have been a good pilot.
Really??!!??
Who, in your rational mind, do you think would be a "good pilot" and also be "suicidal"??? I mean, we all see, in Hollywood films, the "valiant sacrifice" and such.....(think the move "Titanic", for example....or Captain Kirk, in the movie "Generations"...[although he didn't really die, at first....he "time traveled"....Oy!!!])....
Just try to THINK for yourself, please!!! Apply some logic, and a greater understanding of physics, as it applies to gravity, and the dynamics of a building that has been rendered unstable, because of (A) severe lateral impact damage and, (B) Severe uneven heating due to uncontrolled fires affecting the expansion rates of various structural members.
Just THINK!
edit on Fri 13 January 2012 by ProudBird because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by ProudBird
reply to post by -W1LL
No, they really didn't just hit the "tops" of the Towers.
There was a huge amount of mass contained in the upper floors above the impact zones.....and you have to keep in mind that the buildings were not solid masses below the impact zones.....they are constructed of individual pieces.....and the connections that those pieces had, when they were assembled, is what failed.
Fire doesn't "melt" steel, but it DOES weaken it, and also causes expansion and buckling.
The connections, the millions of them, that every individual piece of the structure had to connect to the other piece....those failed, because they were subjected to loads outside their intended design parameters.
"Progressive collapse" refers to the sequential failure after failure after failure, all in a very fast succession, and all driven by the force of gravity.
Originally posted by ProudBird
reply to post by AnalogDan
WELCOME but....
"dr Judy wood??????
LOL, LOL........LOL
...that is a fine theory but it is just that an Unproven theory. 75 or more floors did not ALL swell up and structurally fail because of the load of an airplane and burning fire. this building was designed
Originally posted by SavedOne
Originally posted by TupacShakur
On the other hand, we have what scientists, researchers, architects, and engineers are telling us, which is that there is evidence that shows that the official story cannot be true.
I've pointed this out before, but the architects and structural engineers that have signed the petition on 911truth are a very small minority. I calculated it on another thread and as I recall it was around 0.3% of registered professionals. And it should be noted that the petition is merely a statement that the signators believe a more in-depth investigation should be held, they're not saying that they agree with the conspiracy. I am not saying the conspiracy is or is not true, but as an architect I feel a need to set the record straight whenever I see someone imply that all architects and engineers back the conspiracy. The vast majority do not.
Originally posted by Sandman80
If I had money, I swear I would pay you to sit down and start reading books on philosophy and history.
Originally posted by pteridine
reply to post by _BoneZ_
If a theory that the towers were explosively demoed is postulated, then the theory should contain possible ways it was done so as to test those possibilities.
I see you are still avoiding this and don't want to face up to the fact that no one in the truther movement is able to come up with even one possibility other than the usual hand waving and obfuscation, as you are doing. When pressed for details, it turns out that there aren't any. Apparently, either no one in the organizations promoting the idea of controlled demolition is competent enough to actually describe a possible method in detail or they realize that they really have no case. It appears as though there is no foundation for such a theory other than the beliefs of the deluded few.
Originally posted by Drunkenparrot
Originally posted by Sandman80
If I had money, I swear I would pay you to sit down and start reading books on philosophy and history.
It would help a lot more if you were to pay the vocal minority who "know" the WTC was a controlled demolition to read a few books on physics and engineering so we could put that aspect on the 9/11 conspiracy to rest.
Just sayin....
Originally posted by wmd_2008
reply to post by TupacShakur
Well here we go again another AE911 thread it took them 10 years to to get to what was it 1500 names (including the kitchen fitter)
So what percentage of them are STRUCTURAL Engineers, then from that see what percentage of structural engineers is that in the USA and then the world as a whole
In one of there videos they show the WTC 7 collapse and say it takes about 7 seconds yet when you see the video from an elevated position you see the collapse has started way before that and takes over 20 seconds in total
Its their own video watch from 2:35 you see the start at left side steel has collapsed inside structure on top left then falls in then the main collapse happens.
Originally posted by andersensrm
Originally posted by SavedOne
Originally posted by TupacShakur
OK then start by watching these interviews:
Again, my point is that many if not all of these may indeed be in the field just like I am, but that does not make them experts just like I am not. I am an architect with nearly 30 years experience and several high-rise projects as I said above (and as I've repeated in many other threads not related to 9-11, feel free to look in case you think I'm making it up just for this occasion). This does not make me an expert on the WTC collapses. Nor does it make my peers experts. The only "experts" would fall under two categories:
1. Those intimately involved in the design and construction of the projects (and they have been completely silent, probably for legal reasons).
2. Those who are experts in the field and have engaged in a full study of the drawings, specifications, field reports, test reports, submittals, etc. etc. etc. for the projects. These wouldn't start out as experts, but could become experts if allowed full access to all the documentation. They should also interview the construction personnel involved to get the full picture- IE, were connections made per the drawings or were field modifications made, etc.
Again, not saying the conspiracy is true or not, just pointing out that these people are expressing personal and not professional expert opinions unless they fall under one of the two above categories.
I'd have to agree with him, If you don't have access to ALL of the information, then your not an expert. Experts are objectives and shouldn't have to speculate, not that I'm saying I think the OS is true, cause it most obviously is not. I do think that when you have so many "professionals" that is people working in a relatively same field, that they do have something to contribute. But look we already destroyed all the evidence, all we can do now is speculate as to what happened....
Originally posted by TupacShakur
Yeah WTC7 wasn't even mentioned in the 9/11 Commission Report
To answer these questions, the Congress and the President created the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (Public Law 107-306, November 27, 2002). Our mandate was sweeping.The law directed us to investigate “facts and circumstances relating to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001,” including those relating to intelligence agencies, law enforcement agencies, diplomacy, immigration issues and border control, the flow of assets to terrorist organizations, commercial aviation, the role of congressional oversight and resource allocation, and other areas determined relevant by the Commission