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smirkymonkey

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17. The denial runs pretty thick here.
Fri Jan 1, 2016, 04:35 PM
Jan 2016

I was there. I watched it. There is no way WTC collapsed on it's own.

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External fire away from columns versus a violent collision with an object weighing tons followed by NutmegYankee Jan 2016 #1
Building 7 had no collision with planes just a "fire" lovuian Jan 2016 #4
It had massive sections of the the towers smash into it during their collapse. nt NutmegYankee Jan 2016 #5
Official reason for WTC #7 collapse lovuian Jan 2016 #11
Did the fire get to the columns of the building in dubai? NutmegYankee Jan 2016 #14
Intact fireproofing on the columns ....fascinating lovuian Jan 2016 #18
Fireproofing has advanced dramatically from the 1970s. NutmegYankee Jan 2016 #22
255,000 lb max takeoff weight - whatever fuel it burned + traveling at over 400 kts = kinetic energy cherokeeprogressive Jan 2016 #6
Building 7 didn't have a jet fly into it lovuian Jan 2016 #8
Oh. Well if THAT'S all you're saying... then by all means go on with yer bad self! cherokeeprogressive Jan 2016 #10
I'm fascinated at the Dubai design and how well it stood the fire lovuian Jan 2016 #13
The only thing I've got to say is madokie Jan 2016 #2
No Jet Fuel to accerlate the heat vinny9698 Jan 2016 #3
Again building 7 had no jet hit it lovuian Jan 2016 #7
The denial runs pretty thick here. smirkymonkey Jan 2016 #17
This has been understood by blacksmiths for centuries but not somehow today NutmegYankee Jan 2016 #9
Fascinating so is the steel at the Dubai Skyscraper special? lovuian Jan 2016 #12
Do you have any evidence it was exposed to heat? NutmegYankee Jan 2016 #15
The evidence is the fire burnt for 20 hours and smoke seen lovuian Jan 2016 #20
That evidence is? NutmegYankee Jan 2016 #23
... In which case, at most, one might expect the two towers to have bent over Ghost Dog Jan 2016 #19
There is a science that explains this called statics. NutmegYankee Jan 2016 #25
It's so cute how any burning skyscraper becomes a reason Cal Carpenter Jan 2016 #16
I'm pointing out how we can learn from this terrible tragedies lovuian Jan 2016 #24
Please Mods edhopper Jan 2016 #21
this is not about 911 this is about how a Dubai Skyscraper lovuian Jan 2016 #26
Bullshit edhopper Jan 2016 #27
I'm sorry to cause distress and will self delete lovuian Jan 2016 #28
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