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Originally Posted by Jefferson Steel does not need to MELT to collapse. It only needs to weaken. |
Sure, but the impact and fire was limited to about 10-15 floors. The rest would not be weakened or on fire. In fact firefighters had reached the fire and were working on putting it out (which they thought they could do fairly easily).
This does not account for the freefall of the two towers. --- help me Instant Runoff Voting, you're my only hope --- There is little doubt that the world in general is more liberal than it was 50 years ago and beyond. Conservatives are simply roadblocks on the path to an ever more progressive and liberal world. What a sad existence.
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