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In reply to the discussion: North Tower Exploding... [View all]AZCat
(8,346 posts)83. Again with the same mistake.
You're making the same mistake as gyroscope, that an event needs to have a similar predecessor in order to be understood. I suggest you read up on examples like the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, which had no predecessor but was still able to be analyzed and understood by engineers.
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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