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Old 06-17-2005, 07:14 AM  
Minte
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Originally Posted by shima
What is the official version? That plane crashed into the building and blast heated 4 steel columns that were holding the top? So ok, all 4 of them suddenly got heated upto 6000'C and melted? I think this doesn't sound real..
Anyway 1 of the steel columns supposed to melt faster than 3 others, this would cause the "cap" to fall on a side of the building, and not directy down.
Pure Physics.
According to what I've read and seen on television,The fire burned away the protective insulation from the floor clips and the girts.They weaked and failed which allowed the first damaged floor to fall and overload the floor under,etc...
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