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In lugnet.general, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> Without commenting on whether god had anything to do with this or not...
>
> In lugnet.general, Ian Warfield writes:
>
> > - The death toll at the WTC could be much higher than it is. Fifty thousand
> > people worked there, yet most were able to evacuate because the towers did
> > not collapse right away.
>
> This particular one is noteworthy... you can see gods hand in it if you
> like, it is said he moves in mysterious ways, but the reason these towers
> didn't collapse right away is that they were designed with *great* skill.
>
> It is a stunning testimonial to the architects and engineers of WTC... steel
> melts, and concrete pulverises, at well below what Jet A burns at so the
> upper floors were doomed no matter what, but even with supports unevenly cut
> away the towers lasted a while, and when they went down, they went
> *straight* down in a controlled collapse.
>
> Think of how much worse things would have been, had they toppled sideways
> instead of collapsing in a controlled way.
Also, what would have been the outcome had the terrorists targeted the base
of the buildings? Had the collisions occurred in the lower 20 floors, most
folks would have been trapped inside, and toppling may have occurred.
> Small consolation to the thousands who died but I personally feel a huge
> debt of gratitude to the (anonymous?) WTC engineering team, whoever they are.
Indeed.
-Rob.
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