We need a general tweet of the day thread
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We have many here…
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Got a resource you can share on that claim about being designed for airplane hits? I searched for long enough to believe that this statement is not true and is something that Pete Carroll would believe.
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I think it was for small aircraft
A Cessna hit a building once in New York
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The World Trade Center's Twin Towers were indeed designed to withstand aircraft impacts, but the ensuing fires, exacerbated by the jet fuel, ultimately led to their collapse, not the initial impact itself. Here's a more detailed explanation:Design for Aircraft Impact:The towers were designed to withstand a collision from a Boeing 707, a common large airliner at the time.
Took seconds.
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A 707 is not a 767 fully loaded with cross country fuel
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I hated Bush too ftr.
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It's certainly not a Cessna 152 either. It is a large aircraft. The buildings were designed to withstand it.
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Not even close to the same... and popular mechanics already did all the science... you just put your head in the ground and ignore it
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