[Phys-L] Re: Here we go again. WTC brought down by aircraft, not.

[Bernard Cleyet <anngeorg@PACBELL.NET>]

It was adventitious.  As I wrote, and, as at least one thought I was
very wrong, the building was not up to code, and if it was, the code was
very bad.

bc

p.s. not all the asbestos was removed, as I've heard many still suffer
from mesothelioma or maybe, if poor memory, silicosis from the crushed
concrete.

Brian Whatcott wrote:

> At 12:04 AM 11/18/2005, you wrote:
>
> > "Andre Marshall, a professor in the University of Maryland’s department
> > of fire protection engineering, offers the case of fire protection
> > codes, which are determined by panels representing ..."
> >
> > ///
> > bc
> > p.s. "... which a  single kick of a boot is sufficient to puncture. No
> > aircraft required."
>
>
> > [bc continues...]
> > If I remember correctly this saved some lives.  To gain access to the
> > stairs some broke thru the drywall.   Furthermore, I now, after your
> > mind jiggle, remember that asbestos was removed for the reason you gave.
>
>
> If you believe that a fragile,. brittle fire wall which acts as an immense
> tall chimney when breached, through the sole gravity-load steel structural
> column in one of the world's tallest buildings is a life-saving feature,
>   then you would hold that unguarded plaster board is the way to go.
>   I don't personally hold that belief.
>
> Brian Whatcott    Altus OK    Eureka!
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