Actually the plane damaged the structure but the redundant supports held it
up, the heat of the fire is what killed the redundant supports and they
collapsed. It was the combination of the ramming/crash and the fire that did
what it did. I don't think the planners of the attack expected the collapse
to happen either.
-> -----Original Message-----
-> From: cctalk-admin(a)classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-admin@classiccmp.org]On
-> Behalf Of Ben Franchuk
-> Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 9:42 AM
-> To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
-> Subject: Re: IN BAD TASTE: Putting the blame where it belongs?
-> A few years ago I read that a supertanker like that would have the
-> power of a small nuke. It is the fire not the explosion that causes
-> damage in the cities. Remember that the FIRE not the plane crash
-> that damaged the WTC.
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