Originally posted by skycowboy
WOW I must have tugged on a short hair !!
They brought out a MASTERdeBATER !!! So anyway, a few observations from my life. In the Marine Corps
Infantry, at Jungle Warfare Training School I got in trouble (won't go there) and pulled crapper burning detail. These were 55 gallon drums cut in
half, you add diesel and burn all crap and paper down to ashes in a VERY THIN sheet metal drum. These drums are probably still in use. Second, I live
in a rural area and have had a few burn barrels for the junk mail, etc. Rust was their biggest enemy. Third, the launch towers get exposed to brief
but EXTREME temps during launches and get/got used many times with no structural damage. SO from my perspective 1- Diesel/kerosene fire will NOT melt
structural steel. 2- Paper/drywall backing fire will NOT melt structural steel. AND 3- Babysh!t insults and namecalling is NOT becoming. Pity you
Your opening and closing comments are cute, but hardly original... That display of arrogance is why I'm replying. Otherwise, I wouldn't waste my
time with a response...
There are several problems with your post. One - the steel in the WTC did not melt. It weakened. Two - Your crapper and junk mail burn barrel
analogy is flawed in that there was no weight (stress on either of them). If you had put weight (more appropriately a dynamic (falling) weight) on
them proportional to what occurred at the WTC you would have seen different results.
Three - I presume you are talking about the Space Shuttle launch towers with your other analogy... Guess you don't know there are blast shields at
the base of those towers which diffuse the intense heat from the rocket engine exhaust. The metal tower itself is not subject to direct heat from the
engines. You could also use a jet engine exhaust system or even the exhaust system on a car or truck engine, as well, but the same applies. A
dynamic weight dropping on those heated items (equivalent to the proportional weight in the WTC would produce significantly different results.
Did you ever wonder why fireproofing is put on all of the steel in a steel structure? Did you think it was for decoration or are you simply unaware
it is used? I'm sure you don't know that the codes for that fireproofing were changed after the events at the WTC...
Four - None of the items you mentioned had a 100 ton aircraft smash into them at over 500 MPH before they were heated....
For your benefit, I'd suggest you stick to burning crap in a barrel instead of showing your profound ignorance in front of an International audience
by posting such nonsense in an open Forum....
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