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>The twin towers could not have collapsed as a result of burning jet >fuel. Most of that fuel was consumed on impact. Not at all; the fuel helped ignite all combustibles on the impacted floors, plus a goodly number of gallons spilled down the elevator shafts, resulting in fires on other floors; it was the combination of these factors that led to the collapse of the towers... >In the south tower, most of >the fuel was spilled outside the building. Eye witness reports do not support this allegation... >Heat caused by burning jet fuel >does not reach temperatures needed to melt steel. Perhaps not, but steel did not have to melt to result in collapse; even in traditional "steel cage" construction, a 'normal' fire (not involving jet fuel) can result in steel girders slumping; but because traditional construction spreads the weight of the floors amongst internal supports, buildings constructed in such manner can undergo quite a bit of failure of internal girders and not collapse... But the twin towers were built in an unconventional manner -- to maximize internal office space internal supports were eliminated; each floor was suspended via light weight steel beams that were constructed much like corrugated cardboard -- a design which gives much strength without needing a lot of material... In other words, what supported each floor was not a traditional solid steel girder, but a beam of a 'corrugated steel' design; such a design under normal conditions does lend great strength while requiring little weight.. but the downside is that such beams are particularly vulnerable to bending in a fire, even 'normal' fires... These beams were suspended from braces hung on the outer walls; it was the outer walls which carried the weight of the building...again, under normal circumstances this created great strength...BUT when a great big hole was punched into one or more sides, this strength was compromised and the structure would have had trouble remaining standing straight... So at the moment of impact each tower was in grave danger...both the outer walls, where the structural support was, and a couple of floors of internal floor supports, were severely damaged; the resulting fire, burning all sorts of combustibles in addition to jet fuel (carpets, drapes, wooden tables and desks, reams of paper files, etc.) weakened the remaining floor supports to the point that they bent downwards, which caused them to fall out of their support brackets...at that point you had a pancake effect, as the floor below was unable to support the weight of ten or so stories above it, plus the weight of office equipment and furniture, etc. (plus the weight of the floor itself, which was made of concrete), not to mention the weight of a jumbo jet...needless to say, the bottom floors would not have been able to support the weight of 100-something stories crashing into them... >What does stand out as >particularly suspicious and still unexplained is that fires raged out of >control beneath THREE of the collapsed towers for ONE HUNDRED DAYS, clearly >indicating the presence of some kind of substance utilized in the >demolition of the structures. No, it demonstrates the presence not only of the burning jet fuel, but of the hundreds of cars (with an unknown amount of gas in each tank) in the underground parking lot, plus the thousands of gallons of fuel oil stored on the underground level housing the HVAC plant that serviced the whole World Trade Center complex...plus the thousands of pounds of combustible materials contained in the towers (carpets, drapes, furniture, paper, etc.) that collapsed into 'the tub'... >The Twin Towers did not fall because of plane impacts or fires. Most >likely explosives were placed on structural supports in the towers While there are definitely questions regarding 9/11, it doesn't help matter to spread disinfo... Yes, the planes caused the towers to collapse; there is a logical, scientific explanation for why the could do so... BUT...there WERE explosions from the underground levels immediately after the first plane hit, but before the 2nd plane hit; this was reported by an eyewitness interviewed on a local NYC station (not covered on national media); there may have been at least one more underground explosion shortly after the 2nd plane hit...again, this was told on the local NYC station AS IT WAS HAPPENING, indeed it was a fire captain who told the reporter that the reporter wouldn't be allowed closer to the towers (this was about 9:15 am) because of explosions on the lower level, and that it was hindering rescue efforts because they were afraid to send firemen and policemen into the building... But it was more than an hour later (from the first underground explosion) before the buildings collapsed, and the collapse started from the top of the structures, not from the bottom; from what it sounded from the eyewitnesses, it was more like the underground explosions were timed to hinder people escaping after the planes hit -- and keep rescue personnel at bay -- rather than designed to do structural damage... June <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. 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