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Originally Posted by DWB
I don't know what happened but I do know that those buildings were built to withstand hits from airplanes and jets.
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Yes. No.
They were built to withstand the impact of a 1960s jet carrying 1960s fuel that hit the tower by accident - not a 1990s jet with higher octane intentionally ramming the building at a much higher speed.
You can even argue the towers did in fact withstand the towers.
My car is designed so I can survive a head on impact at 30mph. But if the car explodes, I'm out of luck.
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Originally Posted by DWB
But honestly, box cutters? How many of you would allow some Arab to take control of a plane with a fucking box cutter? He would get his head stomped in.
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Sure, I can see it. Someone with a box cutter in a crowded space can slice a dozen people before someone figures out what's going on and is able to do something about it.