Ask questions via twitter! Message any question to @answers on twitter. We'll publish the question and send you a reply each time there's a new answer.
Next Question

Answered Question

 
M$1 January 25, 2009 02:05 AM

What makes a building collapse into a pile of dust?

Interesting Question?  Yes (1)   No (1)   
RSS
 
 

Best Answer  Chosen by Asker

 
January 25, 2009 02:25 AM
how you cut the main supports and where you plant the explosives.. It is a marvel of physics. I have watched a lot of building prepared for take down, and it is amazing the work that goes into the preparation. Everything needs to be exact for a building to come down properly.  the first video I posted here is a building demo gone wrong and you can see from the video that they blew out the bottom first, which is why it failed.. In any other explosion it is triggered in a specific spot and is a chain reaction from there, as you can see in the second video.

Source(s):
http://www.implosionworld.com/



Helpful Answer?  (0)   (0)    Tip rosshann for this answer
Permalink | Report
   Reply  
 
 
 
 
 
 
January 25, 2009 03:23 AM
it would be interesting to see at top view, you can hear to initial charges, then the entire structure comes down. you can see simultaneous charges on floors near the bottom and near the top. you need to weaken the core support and have the chain reaction of charges for a building to come down like that.

Report
 
 

Other Answers (1)

Sort By
 
January 25, 2009 02:16 AM

Since the YouTube video is of WTC 7 collapsing, perhaps the easiest way to answer your question would be to detail how IT collapsed:

"As the North Tower collapsed on September 11, 2001, debris hit 7 World Trade Center, causing heavy damage to the south face of the building. The bottom portion of the building's south face was heavily damaged by debris, including damage to the southwest corner from the 8th to 18th floors, a large vertical gash on the center-bottom extending at least ten floors, and other damage as high as the 18th floor. The building was equipped with a sprinkler system, but had many single-point vulnerabilities for failure: the sprinkler system required manual initiation of the electrical fire pumps, rather than being a fully automatic system; the floor-level controls had a single connection to the sprinkler water riser; and the sprinkler system required some power for the fire pump to deliver water. Also, water pressure was low, with little or no water to feed sprinklers.

After the North Tower collapsed, some firefighters entered 7 World Trade Center to search the building. They attempted to extinguish small pockets of fire, but low water pressure hindered their efforts. A massive fire burned into the afternoon on the 11th and 12th floors of 7 World Trade Center, the flames visible on the east side of the building. During the afternoon, fire was also seen on floors 6–10, 13–14, 19–22, and 29–30. In particular, the fires on floors 7 through 9 and 11 through 13 continued to burn out of control during the afternoon. At approximately 2:00 p.m., firefighters noticed a bulge in the southwest corner of 7 World Trade Center between the 10th and 13th floors, a sign that the building was unstable and might collapse. During the afternoon, firefighters also heard creaking sounds coming from the building. Around 3:30 pm FDNY Chief Daniel Nigro decided to halt rescue operations, surface removal, and searches along the surface of the debris near 7 World Trade Center and evacuate the area due to concerns for the safety of personnel. At 5:20 p.m. EDT on September 11, 2001, 7 World Trade Center collapsed." -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wtc7#Collapse


Source(s):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wtc7#Collapse
http://wtc.nist.gov/progress_report_june04/appendixl.pdf
http://wtc.nist.gov/media/P4InvestigationofActiveFireProtection.pdf
http://wtc.nist.gov/NISTNCSTAR1-4.pdf
http://graphics8.nytimes.com/packages/pdf/nyregion/20050812_WTC_GRAPHIC/911...
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6790722824543352916&hl=en
http://wtc.nist.gov/media/ScheuermanStatementDec2006.pdf
http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/factsheet/wtc_qa_082108.html
http://www.firehouse.com/terrorist/911/magazine/gz/hayden.html
http://www.firehouse.com/terrorist/911/magazine/gz/boyle.html
http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/nyregion/20050812_WTC_GRAPHIC/Nigro_Da...


Helpful Answer?  (1)   (0)    Tip clarusvisum for this answer
Permalink | Report
   Reply  
 
 
 
January 25, 2009 02:41 AM
I don't believe any of that. Can you find any video that shows such extensive damage? Can you find any other buildings like that which caught on fire and after any amount of time just suddenly imploded straight down into the ground? The firefighters didn't say they wanted to halt rescues because of creaking sounds. They said it because they were told it was going to be (intentionally) blown up:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwjmqkjwnvQ&NR;=1

Report
 
 
 
January 25, 2009 03:44 AM
Sure, a few floors were on fire. That explains it.

The computer model was crap and the Delft building they intentionally let it burn itself out, and the completely roasted part fell but nothing like what happened to WTC 7. Look at the aftermath, its not a pile of dust by any means:
http://www.nos.nl/nosjournaal/images/delft_ANP-7515729_tcm44-376826.jpg
http://www.nos.nl/nosjournaal/artikelen/2008/5/14/140508_delft_flup.html

Report
 
 
 
January 25, 2009 04:33 PM
I almost said the same thing on the last comment -- pretty much everyone seems to have made up their minds already (at least the ones discussing it here). And I also feel like the evidence is much stronger on one side of it.

Up until a few days ago I was sure this was all a load of crazy conspiracy nonsense but now its actually making more sense than anything else to me. All I can say is, take the red pill.

Report
 
 

Answer this Question

How tips and payments work

This question has already been resolved. You may add an answer to it but you will not be eligible to win best answer or any associated tips.

Ask a Question


140 characters left
Top of Page
Buy Mahalo Dollars with Credit Card or PayPal

Top Members

This Week All Time
  • buddawiggi
    buddawiggi
    2nd Degree Black Belt
    27543 Points
    M$789.91 Earned
  • opher
    opher
    Purple Belt
    4443 Points
    M$196.22 Earned
  • annelisle
    annelisle
    Purple Belt
    2997 Points
    M$91.22 Earned
   See All
 

Most Popular Tags

mahalo(1621)
iphone(465)
music(461)
google(358)
food(321)
online(295)
beer(279)
money(262)
movies(258)
apple(251)
aotd(235)
health(220)
video(208)
free(205)
dog(205)
   See All
 

Categories

Welcome New Members


 
 
Mahalo Dollars are the currency of Mahalo Answers.

Each Mahalo Dollar costs $1.

Once you earn more than 40 Mahalo Dollars, you can request to be paid via PayPal. Each Mahalo Dollar is currently worth $0.75 when paid out via PayPal. Learn More

 
 

Please log in to use this function.