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North Tower, probably. Hit upper levels. South Tower, mid-level, not a chance. It’s crazy it survived the impact. If the wing spar had gotten the corner it woul
by hindsightbias 5y ago
North Tower, probably. Hit upper levels. South Tower, mid-level, not a chance. It’s crazy it survived the impact. If the wing spar had gotten the corner it would have gone immediately (the video shows it tearing through the structural facade on the east side, but missing both corners).
The exterior provided 50% of the structural support.
- throwaway0a5e 5y agoBetween safety factors and the fact that the structures were build before widespread cad and simulation software I would expect 50% or even less to be fine. What really got them was the floor collapse.