Quote from traderNik:
The towers were constructed with an exoskeletal structure. The tinfoil-hatters here have become noticeably more agitated every since it was pointed out that slicing through the main support of the building could easily cause the floor or two immediately above the (alleged!!) impact zone to fall, thus triggering the catastrophic collapse.
More Google Video to follow...
Yeah, except for the photos earlier in the thread clearly showing a solid central core of some -damn -thing protruding from the initial collapse, upward, and seemingly solid enough.
This core, strong enough to deal with the supposed inferno, strong enough to not go to ground with the outer structures immmediately-
disintegrated vertically, like a remarkably tall marshmallow, after that, WITHOUT at any point in either building, toppling laterally to any significant degree.
Im not argueing one way or the other, except the following;
1;
you can see it clearly, in many photos-logic suggests it must have been severed to cause such a collapse, while significant evidence of lateral movement is absent, unless someone admits publically the core columns were made of cheesy puffs.
2;
Regarding catostrophic collapse, well that much is certain.
Its only an issue, if you work in a skyscraper type building, but hey, do check out the engineering standards and fire escape plans of ther building.
Would i be out of line, suggesting most modern fire plans and architechture, are, in the region of 100 years obsolete?
I doubt it. And this was a modern building, forget the towers themselves, check you own security-you could argue forever and a day about the towers, who or what may have done this or that.
Do you own a fire extinguisher? Put yourselves before pointless arguments.
