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Can you explain this please? Where did you get the 15000000 tons figure from. Also..what relation does 480MJ of energy have on the rate at which the building

Can you explain this please? Where did you get the 15000000 tons figure from. Also..what relation does 480MJ of energy have on the rate at which the building would have collapsed? Are you debunking the theory that it was explosives, or supporting it?

ars 14y ago
From here: http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/wtc/about/facts.html http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/wtc/about/facts.html That's the weight of the entire tower. I'm saying that there is more energy in simply the tower falling than there would be in any explosive. So it would not fall any faster with an explosive - there already is much more energy there than needed.
- marcamillion 14y ago
  Hrmm....that's an interesting conclusion. How are you sure that they wouldn't be able to use "more than enough" explosives though? 1/10 of a ton of TNT on each floor, sounds like a lot...but doesn't sound like an enormous amount. Can you put that in terms that a layman may understand? Thanks. P.S. I would love more details, so that I can properly refute these claims based on physics and facts - than just based on philosophy and intuition.
  - ars 14y ago
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controlled_Demolition,_Inc http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controlled_Demolition,_Inc. says it took 12 pounds of explosives to demolish a 2,000,000 pound tower. 1/10 of a ton (200 pounds) of explosives is a staggering amount in comparison. The energy involved in the building falling down swamps the explosives by such a large degree that you couldn't even tell the difference. Remember that the fire did the same thing that a controlled explosion would do: Weaken the central support. The fire by softening the metal, an explosion by cutting it. A controlled demolition does not actually explode the building, all it does is weaken the support, and gravity does the rest.

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Can you explain this please? Where did you get the 15000000 tons figure from. Also..what relation does 480MJ of energy have on the rate at which the building

by marcamillion 14y ago

ars 14y ago
From here: http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/wtc/about/facts.html http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/wtc/about/facts.html That's the weight of the entire tower. I'm saying that there is more energy in simply the tower falling than there would be in any explosive. So it would not fall any faster with an explosive - there already is much more energy there than needed.
- marcamillion 14y ago
  Hrmm....that's an interesting conclusion. How are you sure that they wouldn't be able to use "more than enough" explosives though? 1/10 of a ton of TNT on each floor, sounds like a lot...but doesn't sound like an enormous amount. Can you put that in terms that a layman may understand? Thanks. P.S. I would love more details, so that I can properly refute these claims based on physics and facts - than just based on philosophy and intuition.
  - ars 14y ago
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controlled_Demolition,_Inc http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controlled_Demolition,_Inc. says it took 12 pounds of explosives to demolish a 2,000,000 pound tower. 1/10 of a ton (200 pounds) of explosives is a staggering amount in comparison. The energy involved in the building falling down swamps the explosives by such a large degree that you couldn't even tell the difference. Remember that the fire did the same thing that a controlled explosion would do: Weaken the central support. The fire by softening the metal, an explosion by cutting it. A controlled demolition does not actually explode the building, all it does is weaken the support, and gravity does the rest.