> Madrid Fire Re-opens 9/11 Questions: Why did the twin towers fall so fast?
15 November 2005, 21:07
Whether or not the towers were built differently or were able to withstand a certain type of airliner going at a certain speed, you can still not discount the fact that both towers fell symmetrically at free fall speed. If it was a pancake collapse as the official explanation goes, there would be extra time for the action-reaction of floors slamming into the ones beneath. The towers were not hit evenly, the second tower was even hit at an angle, on the corner. What should have happened if indeed the steel was weakened was the tower would have shifted and buckled at the point of impact and perhaps toppled over.
Whether or not the towers were built differently or were able to withstand a certain type of airliner going at a certain speed, you can still not discount the fact that both towers fell symmetrically at free fall speed. If it was a pancake collapse as the official explanation goes, there would be extra time for the action-reaction of floors slamming into the ones beneath. The towers were not hit evenly, the second tower was even hit at an angle, on the corner. What should have happened if indeed the steel was weakened was the tower would have shifted and buckled at the point of impact and perhaps toppled over.