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In reply to the discussion: North Tower Acceleration [View all]AZCat
(8,345 posts)49. I don't think you responded to my concern.
You haven't explained your claim that no visible decelerations means the upper portion is not exerting a force on the lower portion. This claim is not compatible with basic physics principles.
Your #2 is nonsensical. A rational reply is not available.
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Good video! It's certain to generate snark and slander and not much else by way of rebuttal. K&R (nt
T S Justly
Dec 2011
#19
Thanks, I think. Lol. But the video still trumps nonsensical Bush Era "science". (nt)
T S Justly
Dec 2011
#30
Lol, but yes. The videos have laid waste to Bush and his doctrinaires' output. (nt)
T S Justly
Dec 2011
#32
Rather, it is I who supports Chandler's video evidence of NIST/Commission fraud ...
T S Justly
Dec 2011
#35
Most of what we know about 9/11 didn't come from the "Bush administration"
William Seger
Dec 2011
#36
Most of what we know about 9/11 didn't come from the "Bush administration" - Lol, that is true. (nt)
T S Justly
Dec 2011
#37
"The lower block only slowed down the acceleration of the upper block's mass....
jesters
Jan 2012
#43
"Bazant's cartoon model which has largely been discarded by both sides of the debate now"
Bolo Boffin
Jan 2012
#44
I don't see the problem with you providing a properly labelled free body diagram
Bolo Boffin
Jan 2012
#54
"Bazant Zhou shows that the upper section would have had ~31 times the energy necessary
jesters
Jan 2012
#59
Yup, that's a clue. The section "Elastic Dynamic Analysis" is a little less obvious, but...
William Seger
Jan 2012
#89
"shown to be wrong by numerous independent analyses, on both sides of the debate."
Bolo Boffin
Jan 2012
#74
Please provide the proof of physical and mathematical impossibility of 30% resistance.
AZCat
Jan 2012
#79
"The calculations have been done by many others." Which you continue to omit to link to.
Bolo Boffin
Jan 2012
#85
Fortunately the lower section can absorb the energy. A miracle of highrise engineering.
jesters
Jan 2012
#92
No, but I have noticed so-called "truthers" assert amazing things without evidence
zappaman
Jan 2012
#102
"The lower structure can absorb the energy. That's what I've been saying for the last 18 posts."
Bolo Boffin
Jan 2012
#95
Hmm. No links, no properly labeled free body diagram. Goodbye, jesters. n/t
Bolo Boffin
Jan 2012
#99
"don't be presenting the Bazant model as if it doesn't have fatal flaws" Links, please.
Bolo Boffin
Jan 2012
#148
after further review, Greening is NOT distinguishing between fracturing and pulverization
OnTheOtherHand
Jan 2012
#181
Not momentum loss; "momentum losses," Ross' term for the kinetic energy lost
William Seger
Jan 2012
#201
You are member of a tiny internet fringe group - lets not forget that simple fact
hack89
Jan 2012
#135
"intact 80 - 90-storey steel framed highrise" - just popping in to point out
Bolo Boffin
Jan 2012
#128
What I've noticed is that post #5 is still sitting there, unanswered. (n/t)
William Seger
Jan 2012
#83
A physics "gotcha"? No, you'd have to hand that to the guy who figured it out in the first place.
AZCat
Jan 2012
#125
You didn't respond to my questioning of your statement contradicting the second law.
AZCat
Jan 2012
#133
It doesn't matter if the bodies are moving or not, the second law still applies.
AZCat
Jan 2012
#137
You're assuming the buildings had a normal ability to withstand forces after collapse initiations
cpwm17
Jan 2012
#63