Originally posted by HowardRoark
The building was structurally damaged by the collapse of the towers. There was a visible "kink" in the side of the building hours before it collapsed. If burned for SEVEN hours. very few buildings have burned that long and survived.
If the structural failure started in a core area, then yes, the collapse would have been just as it was.
WHERE IS THE EVIDENCE OF EXPLOSIVES!!!!!
Explosives powerful enough to cut the steel make noise. a lot of noise. As I posted earlier, I have witnesses intentional implosions. You not only hear the explosives, you feel them in your chest. Even as far away as the video cameras that depicted the collapse of 7, they would have heard the explosions. they would be on the tape. but they did not. Why, BECAUSE TRHERE WERE NONE.
No matter how hard you try to twist what you think "should have happened" to fit your theory, you can not escape the fact that there is one piece of evidence lacking, The sound of the explosives.
Hushaboom anyone?
Ok, now I finally have time, and I have caught up on the thread so now I will engage in combat with you Howie.
Ok, I think you've made some pretty strong arguments throughout this thread. However, there have been some key points that I don't think you've disputed or touched on that Billybob and the others brought up. (If you have, and I missed it, I'm sorry.)
First, on page 13 of this thread, billybob listed a few links that are stunning with what they show. Let me repost the links.
Originally posted by billybob
eyewitnesses report explosions. LOTS of witnesses. including firemen. (click me)
wow, a gag order to stop firemen's opinions from being published. that's weird! i thought they were the heroes of the day?
where's the fire? (click me)
god loves science. so do i.
i don't know if those links are already on this thread, but they're great links.
Now, here's something you said:
WHERE IS THE EVIDENCE OF EXPLOSIVES!!!!!
Explosives powerful enough to cut the steel make noise. a lot of noise. As I posted earlier, I have witnesses intentional implosions. You not only hear the explosives, you feel them in your chest. Even as far away as the video cameras that depicted the collapse of 7, they would have heard the explosions. they would be on the tape. but they did not. Why, BECAUSE TRHERE WERE NONE.
However, clearly in the links billybob provided, there was a lot of documented testimonies of people talking about explosions. So people WERE hearing explosions, therefore, you can't make the claim that the demolition argument is faulty because there was no sound of explosions.
You also said this:
Wow, things exploding in a fire. bet thats never happened before!
Normally, you argument here would be common sense and good. BUT you must have ignored the testimony of the FIREFIGHTERS saying EXPLICITELY that they thought there were BOMBS set up in the building. Now, SINCE they were firefighters and had been in MANY fires before, WOULD they make a statement like that unless they had cause to believe that these explosions weren't the common kind normally in fires. Remember, they would probably know the difference, right? You also must have ignored the testimony on those links of a man evacuating from his floor, and when he reached the lobby, and on his way out the door, some explosive force sent him to the floor. Now this was obviously not the building collapsing, because that had YET to happen. And he got up and made it a safe distance before it collapsed. Now remember, there should be NO explosions in the lobby if it was JUST all about the plane that hit way up on the top section.
Also, I think we need to revisit the photo that billybob posted, which is also from one of those links. When he posts that up, you retort by ignoring the fact that a woman is standing there, and instead talk about how many beams are broken.
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I count at least 33 perimeter columns SEVERED and a half dozen more that appear to be damaged. In addition it appears that at least three of the floor slabs are partially collapsed. and that is just by looking at the photograph. I'm quite sure that there is also significant damage to other structural members that we can not see in the photo.
That is quite a lot of damage. Are you willing to risk your structural engineer's license and state that it was impossible for this building to colapse?
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Do you think that billybob posted that picture to illustrate how many BEAMS were severed? That's not the important implication of the picture. Forget about the beams. Yes, they are severed and there was a lot of damage. Let's just say you're right about all of what you say in the post I just quoted of you directly above to make it easy. NOW, focusing on the woman, HOW do you EXPLAIN her PRESENCE there while there is an INFERNO that is WARPING STEEL a SHORT DISTANCE BEHIND HER? HOW do you EXPLAIN that? The warping and melting and fatiguing of the supports by the extreme heat and fire of this inferno is THE paramount reason given and explained to us as to why the collapse started. So PLEASE don't ignore it again and give me your opinion as to how she is there amidst this enormous heat.
Also, Antimyth came up with a very intriguing point that you never responded to as well. Here it is:
Oh and I have another question for all you 'debunkers'.
Why do demolition crews spend all the time and money rigging buildings to fall in their footprint, when evidently all you really need to do is poor some kerosene in there and you get the same effect as people with degrees and years of experience?
I cant believe the demolition companies have been fooling us all these years, telling us its a science, telling us that one small mistake can cause a building to fall where they dont want it.....
THOSE LIERS! All they really need is kerosene to bring a building STRAIGHT DOWN....It worked three times on 911.
Its a wonder there are any demolition companies in buisiness still.
Please respond to that. If it were so simple to take down steel buildings in SO neat of a pretty pile, why do demolitioners spend SO much time and money dealing with the explosions? HMMMM? Just dump some gas in the place and start in fire and let the rest take care of itself. Why is that not the standard? What's your reply?
And if you want visual PROOF of explosives going off in 1 and 2, let me direct you to the following link:
www.plaguepuppy.net...
Now watch the third one down, and notice that as it falls, in the middle of the building, there is clearly an explosion that puffs out smoke and debris from a floor before the collapse even gets CLOSE to it. Then watch the tenth one down for an even BETTER shot. Watch how, on the right side of the building, you see TWO poofs of smoke blast out on one floor, and then another several floors below that. BOTH go off WELL BEFORE the collapse reaches them! Dispute that please!!!
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