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In reply to the discussion: The End of the Road for NIST [View all]hack89
(39,181 posts)37. Your first picture shows the concrete core standing while the steel portions collapsed
if you are going to recycle 10 year old arguments it would behoove you to go back and read the actual discussions about them.
As for the Beijing Cultural Centre, I missed the part where a fully laden 767 smashed into it at 500 mph.
Why is it so hard to accept that the WTC were truly unique events - it was the first time in history that high rises suffered severe structural damage due to the planes plus damage from the resulting fires.
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