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In reply to the discussion: North Tower Exploding... [View all]AZCat
(8,346 posts)23. No, that's not a strawman.
However, there is a world of difference between the paragraph I referenced and an accurate description of the collapses. That paragraph is a strawman, because it asks for a "real world example or experiment" supposedly with the purpose of validating the science behind the collapses by example, but the description is incorrect and the idea itself depends on an understanding of the science that is wholly lacking. It is not necessary to have witnessed a prior event that matches the characteristics of the event in question in order for us to understand the behavior.
Again, perhaps this should be left to experienced professionals. Engineering through Google isn't sufficient for the task, at least in your case.
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Watch the video. A large section of the building collapsed from the fire alone. n/t
cpwm17
Aug 2014
#53
Of course it free fell, with the help of all the floors above where the planes hit.
IronGate
Aug 2014
#7
"I'm not the one, however, making mistakes about fundamental physics concepts." Yes you are!
wildbilln864
Aug 2014
#65