re: Video simulation of WTC tower collapse removes the smoke and debris

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A building of that magnitude would not just gracefully fall in its footprint from 1300 feet high.

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They didn’t fall in their footprints

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In engineering terms falling within 200’ is within footprint

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Ok well then that’s definitely not what happened. The towers did not collapse in the own footprint then.

Correct, although the fire is what got it

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On September 11, 2001, the structure was substantially damaged by debris when the nearby North Tower (1 World Trade Center) collapsed. The debris ignited fires on multiple lower floors of the building, which continued to burn uncontrolled throughout the afternoon. The building's internal fire suppression system lacked water pressure to fight the fires. 7 WTC began to collapse when a critical internal column buckled and triggered cascading failure of nearby columns throughout. This initiated the progressive collapse of the entire building just after 5:20 pm, according to FEMA and NIST.[1][2] The collapse made 7 WTC the first steel skyscraper known to have collapsed primarily due to uncontrolled fires.[3][4] A new building on the site opened in 2006.

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On September 11, 2001, the structure was substantially damaged by debris when the nearby North Tower (1 World Trade Center) collapsed. The debris ignited fires on multiple lower floors of the building, which continued to burn uncontrolled throughout the afternoon. The building's internal fire suppression system lacked water pressure to fight the fires. 7 WTC began to collapse when a critical internal column buckled and triggered cascading failure of nearby columns throughout. This initiated the progressive collapse of the entire building just after 5:20 pm, according to FEMA and NIST.[1][2] The collapse made 7 WTC the first steel skyscraper known to have collapsed primarily due to uncontrolled fires.[3][4] A new building on the site opened in 2006.

As a famous demolition expert that has worked on multiple projects in China that have rivaled those demos, I could not agree less.

That’s not true a footprint is defined as a ratio of height and diameter and it clearly falls within that diameter

Let’s keep arguing about structural engineering instead of going blow up everyone that fundamentally hates us. Because we exist. Ya’ll lost sight of the ball. When the frick did America ever attack anyone because they exist?

You're a fricking idiot. There is a reason you need help putting your shoes on in the morning. We truly have stupid people in this world.

Oh you trolling.

Good job.