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In reply to the discussion: Solving the Mystery of Building 7 [View all]Ace Acme
(1,464 posts)34. How do 7 floors fail in freefall? NIST did NOT explain it.
They only obfuscated it by adding a 1.75 second pre-collapse period to the 2.25 second freefall collapse.
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The shear studs were designed to take the lateral loads, so the girder seat didn't need to be.
Ace Acme
Dec 2013
#37
Yes, Chandler is a major source of "freefall = controlled demolition" idiocy
William Seger
Dec 2011
#29
Nobody says the perps blew out 8 floors while the building was already falling.
Ace Acme
Dec 2013
#35
Anyone who LISTENS to the videos and concludes that it's a controlled demolition
William Seger
Dec 2011
#10
I accept the eyewitness accounts of massive structural damage and multiple large fires
hack89
Dec 2011
#31
Dr. Griffin has pointed out that the FDNY accounts are mutually exclusive and all over the map.
Ace Acme
Dec 2013
#48
Dr. Griffin's alleged lunacy can not make contradictory statements consistent.
Ace Acme
Dec 2013
#50
I am going to believe my informed eyes, and understand that what looks like smoke
Ace Acme
Dec 2013
#43
I watched the video years ago, and I watched it now, and everything I said was correct.
Ace Acme
Dec 2013
#52