Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 7:29 pm
sometimes u win WHEN u argue...sometime u crush the living fuck out of themmmPWNED....
Your world is waiting...
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If you don't care, just say so.Fender wrote:pic
So what you're saying is that what I heard on the news is wrong, and what only exists as a theory in your head is right? Excuse me if I don't believe you.Freakaloin wrote:thats a myth dude...they were designed for fully loaded planes...u just heard that on the news or something...its not true, and in fact the planes could have withstood multiple impacts from fully loaded planes...that knocking the fireproofing off the steel is only a theory which tries to explain why the steel melted when the temps were so low...just a theory...
Actually, no, they weren't. They planned for planes to hit it, but not fully loaded, fully fueled planes that were larger than the largest commercial plane at the time. They planned for an impact from a plane that was half-fueled and lost in a fog, not going full throttle at an angle to optimize structural impact.
You're right about the fires not being too terribly hot, but remember that these planes were going 500 MPH when they hit, knocking all the fireproofing right off the beams. Fire was the cause of the collapse, no doubt.
edit: that and the fuckers who flew the plane into the buildings. I'd say it was mostly their fault