@JTT,
The force of the plane was horizontal. That means that force continued in a horizontal fashion and anything loose would be pushed horizontally by that force until the force is diminished. Ergo.. Loose items where moved into a pile by the force of the plane.
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The NIST report even states that the towers would probably have stood indefinitely, if the impacts had not dislodged the fireproofing material that protected the steel from fire-generated heat.[6]
Yes, and the loss of fireproofing caused the internal beams to sag applying stress to the external columns that was NOT downward and which they were not designed to withstand.
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Another of your famous red herrings. That has nothing to do with properly braced trusses which was the case in these towers.
It has everything to do with it. You keep relying only on the reports of ONE force, downward, while ignoring the fact that other forces were also at play.
Quote:No less puzzling was the fact that the collapses were total and nearly symmetrical. This means, of course, that when the collapses began all of the columns on that floor failed at precisely the same moment. But, again, how could this happen?
Again. Let's just ignore physics and the visual data from the collapse so we can make this statement.
Physics states that the building will collapse DOWN, not out, because gravity is the greatest force working on it. The video of the collapse clearly shows the top of the building tilting as the collapse starts but gravity forces it DOWN as the other members fail.
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On the contrary. You are trying to describe all manner of stresses that aren't supported by the available evidence.
No, I am describing all manner of stresses that are supported by centuries of engineering calculations.