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Are there really safes in existence that would survive the fire that melted the building's steel infrastructure and the building collapse?
by showerst 6y ago
Are there really safes in existence that would survive the fire that melted the building's steel infrastructure and the building collapse?
- jibcage 6y agoPresumably the entire building and its contents did not melt. There were probably many kicking around in the rubble.
- Retric 6y agoNot while in the jet fuel, but that was localized. A tiny number of people survived the collapse while inside the WTC. https://www.history.com/news/world-trade-center-stairwell-design-9-11 https://www.history.com/news/world-trade-center-stairwell-de.... Miraculously, their small group ended up being the only survivors within the stairwells of the north tower after it collapsed, somehow emerging from a pocket of rubble. Presumably the contents of various safes similarly survived.
- showerst 6y agooh duh, that makes sense.
- chiph 6y agoThe ones that could are probably too heavy to be 50 stories up. Figure the typical sporting-goods store gun safe weighs about 350 lbs (159 kg) and isn't really all that secure (a sawzall with a metal blade can open them). They don't do much better if you drop them from "only" 200 feet up (61 meters): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQFppQZRdqY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQFppQZRdqY
- grogenaut 6y agomy sporting goods safe is the size of a full size fridge and weighs 1400 lbs
- sonotmyname 6y agoThat’s not a ‘typical’ gun safe. It’s not uncommon, but it’s definitely it ‘typical’.