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In reply to the discussion: Explosions Before The Collapse of WTC 7 [View all]nationalize the fed
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        I never say never - especially if an external force exceeds the design specs...nt
        jonno99
        Sep 2016
        #3
      
        
        Seriously? Buildings with steel beams fail too often in India and Bangaladesh.
        marble falls
        Sep 2016
        #6
      
        
        Yep..the B-25 crash into the Empire State Building in 1945 was their design motivation.
        sdfernando
        Jun 2017
        #27
      
        
        It did. BOTH towers fell, slighly biased in the direction from which they were hit.
        AtheistCrusader
        Jun 2017
        #23
      
        
        Are you an engineer, or just look stuff up on the internrt to troll people?
        captain queeg
        Mar 2017
        #20
      
        
        Post counts are so meaningful when you're given accurate, source-able information in response
        AtheistCrusader
        Jun 2017
        #26
      
        
        Madrid Tower fire. All the upper floors are framed in steel and they collapse two hours into the
        AtheistCrusader
        Jun 2017
        #41
      
        
        OKC: Progressive collapse caused by massive explosions at the base of the building
        gyroscope
        Jun 2017
        #48
      
        
        WTC7 straddled the con-edison substation. Have you ever heard an electrical transformer blow?
        AtheistCrusader
        Jun 2017
        #61
      
        
        Your first sentence is true. However, it bears no relation to the WTC impacts/fires.
        AtheistCrusader
        Jun 2017
        #62
      
        
        The mass sitting above the fire on the South Tower was equal to the Yamato.
        AtheistCrusader
        Jun 2017
        #59
      
  