Thread: Physics 911

Originally Posted by Oneironaut

I believe that it takes days/weeks/months to rig a building for demolition - especially a building as big as Building 7, and for a pull that was as picture perfect as that one.

It only takes days/weeks/months when all the proper red tape is followed. But in my scenario, the incompetence factor also accounts for that.

Originally Posted by drewmandan

It only takes days/weeks/months when all the proper red tape is followed. But in my scenario, the incompetence factor also accounts for that.

No, it takes days/weeks/months to plan the demolition so that the specific building collapses in its own footprint with as little damage to surrounding buildings as possible. You can't just throw a bunch of bombs inside a building and hope for the best, that's not going to cause a symmetrical downward collapse. Oh, and the building was on fire from the time it was hit with debris to the time it fell.

Originally Posted by Black_Eagle

No, it takes days/weeks/months to plan the demolition so that the specific building collapses in its own footprint with as little damage to surrounding buildings as possible. You can't just throw a bunch of bombs inside a building and hope for the best, that's not going to cause a symmetrical downward collapse. Oh, and the building was on fire from the time it was hit with debris to the time it fell.

So what you're saying is, the building caught fire, burned for 7 hours, and then someone in the government gave the order to blow the charges that were so conveniently placed in the building without anyone noticing them for god knows how many weeks?