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Though like we witnessed with the twin towers, all you have to do is weaken them.
by UberFly 4y ago
Though like we witnessed with the twin towers, all you have to do is weaken them.
- defterGoose 4y agoRight, but wood is also a great insulator compared to steel, so where a steel beam's yield strength would go down quickly throughout, you're only going to burn the outer layer of the beam, allowing it to retain most of its strength. /Hand-wavey-assertion
- ars 4y agoWood doesn't quickly weaken during a fire. You slowly lose material as it burns, but the char actually protects the remaining wood. Obviously it will eventually burn, but it's not as fast a process as you might imagine.
- dymk 4y agoWood doesn't melt