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Warpy

(110,900 posts)
9. Yes, the official report identified the vertical column that failed and initiated the collapse
Wed Dec 16, 2015, 06:56 PM
Dec 2015

but neglected to mention where, how and why it failed. That's always bothered me, too. Building 7 didn't share the construction of the two big towers and should have remained standing, even with severe damage from falling debris and several large and hot fires burning inside.

Posted already...please delete... Human101948 Dec 2015 #1
I hadn't seen it before ashling Dec 2015 #7
but... wildbilln864 Dec 2015 #54
Untrue. AtheistCrusader Dec 2015 #62
What caused the hight temperatures that caused molten metal for so very long? wildbilln864 Dec 2015 #64
Think of it like a combination of wood stove, underground oven (like a Lovo)that sort of thing. AtheistCrusader Dec 2015 #66
yea woodstoves... wildbilln864 Dec 2015 #67
Oh, I see, you're just going to jump around and make shit up. AtheistCrusader Dec 2015 #68
no. wildbilln864 Dec 2015 #69
Concrete. Not a great heatsink. AtheistCrusader Dec 2015 #70
the steel not concrete... wildbilln864 Dec 2015 #71
The WALLS of the pit and the 'lid' are concrete. AtheistCrusader Dec 2015 #72
all that sophistry has little to do wildbilln864 Dec 2015 #73
Mixing terms again. AtheistCrusader Dec 2015 #74
Bogus my ass. AtheistCrusader Dec 2015 #33
Which source are you depending on for this information? Human101948 Dec 2015 #42
I have tables and charts at home. AtheistCrusader Dec 2015 #44
NIST claimed that temperatures never reached the levels we are discussing... Human101948 Dec 2015 #47
AND YET burning office furniture has exceeded the failure point of steel. AtheistCrusader Dec 2015 #48
We're talking about WTC1 and WTC2. Read the report... Human101948 Dec 2015 #49
I used WTC7/Windsor as an example of what steel can and has done in a fire. AtheistCrusader Dec 2015 #60
Windsor Tower steel DID NOT collapse into the street like soft taffy nationalize the fed Dec 2015 #53
Your link helps make AtheistCrusader's point. cpwm17 Dec 2015 #55
That's why I find the Windsor Tower such a useful example. AtheistCrusader Dec 2015 #58
You have no idea how the windsor tower is designed. You're looking at the remaining concrete pillars AtheistCrusader Dec 2015 #57
Oh, too funny! Warpy Dec 2015 #2
The only part of the prevailing conspiracy theories I've ever thought merited looking into . . . markpkessinger Dec 2015 #8
Yes, the official report identified the vertical column that failed and initiated the collapse Warpy Dec 2015 #9
It was set on fire by the falling, burning debris. cpwm17 Dec 2015 #11
Yes, but the oficial report had the steel fail Warpy Dec 2015 #13
A thought that may or may not be possible with the WTC rpannier Dec 2015 #16
That sounds totally insane. Thor_MN Dec 2015 #21
It's in Japan rpannier Dec 2015 #23
I'm doubtful. Maybe something lost in translation? Thor_MN Dec 2015 #26
I'm pretty sure the experts that have much more experience in these matters cpwm17 Dec 2015 #17
Exactly, which is why I'm not adding to any silliness. Warpy Dec 2015 #18
WTC 7 started to lean? nationalize the fed Dec 2015 #30
According to this fireman, speaking before WTC 7 collapsed: cpwm17 Dec 2015 #32
One wall was bulging/sagging, yes. AtheistCrusader Dec 2015 #36
Not a chance BetterThanNoSN Dec 2015 #37
Complete bull. cpwm17 Dec 2015 #38
Seriously? BetterThanNoSN Dec 2015 #39
You conveniently left out the part of the "terrible loss of life." cpwm17 Dec 2015 #40
Pull the firefighting effort from the building, or pull the building down? AtheistCrusader Dec 2015 #45
Gravity is a bitch, my friend. longship Dec 2015 #56
Indeed. AtheistCrusader Dec 2015 #59
I've attended a lecture and discussion with the NIST investigator who... PosterChild Dec 2015 #20
really! Pharaoh Dec 2015 #28
What's the point of your reply? eom PosterChild Dec 2015 #29
Have you seen this BBC clip? nationalize the fed Dec 2015 #31
Fog of war. AtheistCrusader Dec 2015 #34
No, I have not seen it.... PosterChild Dec 2015 #41
Not just investigative efforts, but AtheistCrusader Dec 2015 #46
+100 !! PosterChild Dec 2015 #50
Technically, three key pillar/yokes. AtheistCrusader Dec 2015 #35
What you describe is exactly... PosterChild Dec 2015 #52
"If it was a conspiracy, I do not care." Hal Bent Dec 2015 #3
"Your argument is invalid. Find a job." Xithras Dec 2015 #4
Maybe the fuel was High-Test (High-test fuel will burn at 2230 degrees) I think or... BlueJazz Dec 2015 #5
Jet fuel is like kerosene, it is not like.... Hotler Dec 2015 #12
Hotler, your post I understand and believe to be true. JDPriestly Dec 2015 #25
The experiment proves sulphurdunn Dec 2015 #6
Obviously not a man of science. canoeist52 Dec 2015 #10
He's a blacksmith. He knows how metal behaves with heat. Warpy Dec 2015 #15
Great fun, but he should have shown a thermometer to convince me of the temp. rgbecker Dec 2015 #14
"shine a beam on an object "? Why would you believe an infrared thermometer Thor_MN Dec 2015 #22
Fuck this guy. liberalnarb Dec 2015 #19
+1 mwrguy Dec 2015 #51
I never heard that theory about 9/11 and don't understand a word of it, but that video made me JDPriestly Dec 2015 #24
This view of the WTC explains a lot. N/T MIKE UU Dec 2015 #27
You're right, there were a lot windows... Human101948 Dec 2015 #43
That's why WTC structural steel was coated with asbestos. ucrdem Dec 2015 #61
Vermiculite from Libby, MT, a superfund site that is killing people to this day. AtheistCrusader Dec 2015 #63
propaganda can't melt steel beams! wildbilln864 Dec 2015 #65
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