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wildbilln864

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9. thank you...bear with me please...
Sun Oct 26, 2014, 06:28 PM
Oct 2014

do you know that the towers were built with 47 massive steel support core columns that tapered from the ground up meaning that the columns and other framing members were stronger and thicker as they got closer to the ground? Therefore the resistance to collapse increases as the debris comes down onto it. And a huge amount of the building was projected outward in all directions for up to 600 ft as the building collapsed. Do you agree?

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"THE ONLY LOGICAL EXPLANATION" William Seger Oct 2014 #1
so William... wildbilln864 Oct 2014 #3
My first guess would be... William Seger Oct 2014 #4
ok, so... wildbilln864 Oct 2014 #5
Take your time William Seger Oct 2014 #6
so do you agree with what I said in post 5 or not? wildbilln864 Oct 2014 #7
So, do you have a point you'd like to make or not? William Seger Oct 2014 #8
thank you...bear with me please... wildbilln864 Oct 2014 #9
If you're trying to establish the premises of your argument William Seger Oct 2014 #10
trying to but you want to evade... wildbilln864 Oct 2014 #11
WTF? Yes, stuff went everywhere. William Seger Oct 2014 #12
I agree that column buckling was not the predominant failure mode, anyway... wildbilln864 Oct 2014 #13
Then you've got a LOT more work to do William Seger Oct 2014 #14
but I do understand how it did happen! wildbilln864 Oct 2014 #15
Wow. zappaman Oct 2014 #2
This place cracks me up, like reading bad fiction. Nt Logical Oct 2014 #17
911 truth, 13 years of nonsense and action... superbeachnut Oct 2014 #16
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