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In reply to the discussion: Cutter Charges in the North Tower... [View all]NoMoreWarNow
(1,259 posts)68. there were in fact a lot of renovations going on in the towers
all the time, up to 9/11
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so you can tell from that picture that the puff is "exiting out of a single window"?
zappaman
Jan 2012
#4
But you haven't found it yet: keep looking. That link proves NOTHING. n/t.
apocalypsehow
Jun 2012
#71
There are reports of the air blowing down much further than that during the collapse.
Bolo Boffin
Jan 2012
#10
When the volume of a single floor went from 400K cubic feet to zero in fractions of seconds
hack89
Jan 2012
#15
"the installation of the charges took place at night and/or on the weekends when people weren't work
zappaman
Jan 2012
#22
maybe you and gyroscope can settle this and then get back to the rest of us
OnTheOtherHand
Jan 2012
#29
If the core of the tower collapses straight down while the perimeter remains stationary
hack89
Jan 2012
#35
The professional building community has been discussing these issues for some time.
AZCat
Jan 2012
#39
Hack says that "Buildings are not designed with vertical static loads in mind."
jesters
Jan 2012
#43