Originally posted by conar
Originally posted by McGinty
Originally posted by Asktheanimals
...Thanks for debunking the "cut beams", I had always taken that as gospel for thermite however the video of molten steel dripping from the corner of one of the towers is evidence enough for me...
I've just watched the molten metal on Youtube. Can someone tell me why this proves demolition?
It seems to me that there was enough heat, for enough time, in that tower for metal to melt.
Could it not have been metal other than the tower's supporting structure (such as the aircraft, or floor supports) that are running down a diagonally collapsed floor?
~1510ºC (2750ºF) - melting point of typical structural steel
Jet fuel:
Autoignition temperature: 210 °C (410 °F)
Open air burning temperatures: 287.5 °C (549.5 °F)
en.wikipedia.org...
Thanks Conar. Wiki's not the best source, but as the differences in temperature are so great they'd have to have got it way too wrong, so thanks for looking that up.
However, is there any chance that onsite conditions could have raised the temperatures beyond those in tested for jet fuel; enough to melt metal?
There'd be high winds at that altitude, and with the fire sheltered within the tower, yet fed by high wind via the aircraft's entrance damage, it might've acted like a giant furnace, raising the temperatures beyond those tested for jet fuel alone.
Just trying to be as skeptical about what i read on the net as i am about what i'm told on the news...




