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OnTheOtherHand

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5. quoting from the Final Report:

Wed Dec 28, 2011, 10:54 AM

Dec 2011

In Stage 2, the north face descended at gravitational acceleration, as the buckled columns provided negligible support to the upper portion of the north face. This free fall drop continued for approximately 8 stories or 32.0 m (105 ft), the distance traveled between times t = 1.75 s and t = 4.0 s....

As noted above, the collapse time was approximately 40 percent longer than that of free fall for the first 18 stories of descent. The detailed analysis shows that this increase in time is due primarily to Stage 1. The three stages of collapse progression described above are consistent with the results of the global collapse analyses discussed in Chapter 12 of NIST NCSTAR 1-9.

NCSTAR 1A, p. 45 (PDF p. 87)

So, as Bolo said, Chandler's analysis is consistent with the NIST Final Report explanation. It isn't a matter of "admission."

To be fair to Chandler, he was reacting to an earlier draft of the report, which didn't analyze the three stages. From that, apparently, Chandler decided that NIST was trying to cover up the existence of Stage 2 -- not that NIST had any means to cover up the existence of Stage 2.

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WTC 7 Freefall [View all] wildbilln864 Dec 2011 OP

Fully in line with NIST Final Report explanation. Bolo Boffin Dec 2011 #1

I think you're confused again. ...nt wildbilln864 Dec 2011 #2

Nope. Bolo Boffin Dec 2011 #3

Freefall! wildbilln864 Dec 2011 #4

quoting from the Final Report: OnTheOtherHand Dec 2011 #5

again, free.... wildbilln864 Dec 2011 #6

Sufficiently explained without controlled demolition. Bolo Boffin Dec 2011 #7

yes it does! nt wildbilln864 Dec 2011 #8

No, it doesn't. Bolo Boffin Dec 2011 #9

Where is the sound of 47 concrete floors falling on each other? Ace Acme Nov 2013 #13

They're drowned out by the deafening silence of explosives not exploding. Bolo Boffin Nov 2013 #15

The most reasonable explanation for the lack of sound of 47 floors falling on each other Ace Acme Nov 2013 #18

Ah, well, this should be interesting. Bolo Boffin Nov 2013 #19

Obviously they hit each other during the collapse. Ace Acme Nov 2013 #20

perhaps you need to reread the posts OnTheOtherHand Dec 2011 #11

Bolo got it backward. Ace Acme Nov 2013 #14

Chandler forced nothing. He validated the work of the NIST Report. Bolo Boffin Nov 2013 #16

Chandler forced them to admit the 100 feet of freefall. Ace Acme Nov 2013 #17

I hear if you say Free Fall three times LARED Dec 2011 #10

I hear that was NIST's methodology to achieve their invisible buckling in WTC7. nt Ace Acme Nov 2013 #21

Collapse video looks like a Controlled Demolition. No debate about that. nt antitsa Dec 2011 #12