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Re: Steve Jones and his physics analysis of 9/11...
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Originally Posted by JoeXIII'007
What about the central core columns at the center of the buildings??? I am pretty certain that the outer walls were a bit weak to a jet, but the core had to have withstood the impact a lot better.
-Joe
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I was in one of the WTC towers about a year before the attack and if I recall correctly, the outer walls carried the majority of the building's load.
And planted explosives? There's no way that much drilling could go unnoticed. A pneumatic hammer drill is one loud beast.
Also, I'm reading that the 767s hit with a kinetic energy 7 times greater than the impact modeled when the building was designed.
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Last edited by sanddrag : 29-07-2006 at 20:38.
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