> On Apr 6, 2008, at 2:15 AM, Apptech wrote:
>> WTC failure modes
>
> Unprecedented type of attack on uniquely constructed 
> building yields
> never-before-seen failure mode.  This is supposed to make 
> engineers
> highly suspicious?

Note that your quoting me in that manner appears to make me 
say the opposite of what I did.

But, no, the above should help make engineers less 
suspicious. The material about very high temperature steel 
being removed from the building weeks after the event may be 
better fodder for consideration. Again, one needs a suitable 
factual basis before even material like that should be 
allowed to arouse more than suspicion. While the material 
that I have read says that this is totally unexpected in the 
claimed circumstances, I have not heard any opinion from 
experts in related areas. While it does seem strange to me 
that near molten steep should exist at any stage in the 
process, it's not inconceivable that it may have been and 
therefore would need expert comment.

> Actually, I'd like to see "conspiracy theories" added to 
> the list of
> things forbidden to "discuss" on PICList...

The unfortunate thing about conspiracy theories is that a 
certain proportion of them turn out to be partially or 
almost correct. While one can indeed get swamped by the 
majority rubbish ones, totally excluding them from 
consideration leads to loss of data. Which is not always a 
bad thing :-). An example of a subsequently confirmed 
conspiracy theory is my previously cited CIA "Rendition" 
flights all over the world. An example of a rubbish one 
which gave it's commercial makers much capital and has done 
much harm is the "Apollo Moon landings never happened" 
claims. For the latter, competently explain away the still 
visible lunar LASER-targetable corner reflectors, still 
happily returning visible reflections on demand, before 
proceeding to the other claims.


        Russell



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