SnausagesinaBlanket@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-221 hours agoDoes the average person know that jet fuel is just high grade Kerosene and not some specialized fuel that blows up easily?message-squaremessage-square70fedilinkarrow-up184arrow-down18
arrow-up176arrow-down1message-squareDoes the average person know that jet fuel is just high grade Kerosene and not some specialized fuel that blows up easily?SnausagesinaBlanket@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-221 hours agomessage-square70fedilink
minus-squaresnoons@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down4·20 hours agoI bet the average person knows it can’t melt steel beams.
minus-squareneidu4@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·19 hours agoAnd the average person should also know that steel doesn’t need to melt to lose a lot of it’s load bearing capacity. At 500-600 Celsius, only 50% of steel strength remains.
minus-squarebedwyr@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·13 hours agoPlus there would be wind fanning those flames hard which could raise the temperature some. But the other thing to consider is that the towers were built with substandard materials in the first place.
minus-squareneidu4@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-28 hours agoIIRC, the materials were fine, but the spray-on fireproofing left large patches uncovered. While not a direct cause, it certainly didn’t help. WTYP has a pretty good episode on the entire thing
minus-squareJolteon@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-212 hours agoPlus all the mind control chemicals they use to make the chemtrails probably burnt really hot. /s
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·16 hours agoBecause no one takes shop class and bends some steel stock.
I bet the average person knows it can’t melt steel beams.
And the average person should also know that steel doesn’t need to melt to lose a lot of it’s load bearing capacity. At 500-600 Celsius, only 50% of steel strength remains.
Plus there would be wind fanning those flames hard which could raise the temperature some.
But the other thing to consider is that the towers were built with substandard materials in the first place.
IIRC, the materials were fine, but the spray-on fireproofing left large patches uncovered. While not a direct cause, it certainly didn’t help.
WTYP has a pretty good episode on the entire thing
Plus all the mind control chemicals they use to make the chemtrails probably burnt really hot. /s
Because no one takes shop class and bends some steel stock.