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Old 07-25-2008, 06:18 AM  
Dirty F
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Originally Posted by StuartD View Post
Because that's what every other building in the history of the world has done when it falls (other than controlled demolitions)?
Because that's what happens when something really big hits something really tall?
Because something with a huge hole in it is likely to have a weaker point on one side than the other and thus likely to fail on one side before the other?

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With the weight of all the levels above the point where it finally collapsed and the height of the building gravity simply does it job.
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