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In reply to the discussion: North Tower Exploding... [View all]gyroscope
(1,443 posts)18. Neglected gravity?
is that a joke?
I'm pretty sure the engineers and architects took that into account when they designed the wtc buildings. I don't think any competent structural engineer would fail to take the forces of gravity into account when designing any kind of structure, at least not in the first world. so you're really reaching there to put it mildly.
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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