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In reply to the discussion: The Great Thermite Debate... [View all]eomer
(3,845 posts)Just like no samples of the type predicted by a thermite theory were found. The two theories - the NIST collapse explanation and the thermite explanation - are on equal footing with regard to finding the physical evidence that should be there if they are true.
And regarding whether NIST's explanation requires that heating of the steel structures, they only present one single deterministic explanation. There are lots of parts to it and the parts work together (in their theory and model) to produce collapse. They don't provide any analysis for what would have happened if some parts of their explanation turn out to be wrong. Would the towers have collapsed if steel structures didn't reach the temperatures their model assumed? They don't address that question. So, yes, their explanation does require that all of its parts, including that heating of steel, turn out to be right or else all bets are off and someone needs to go back to the drawing board and redo all the analysis.
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