When a bat hits a ball it is called impulse, no high rise building is designed to take an impulse like a jumbo jet flying smack dab into it. If you look at the photos of the building being hit by the jet you can actually see the building bend at the impact. The impact damaged some of the major load bearing members, and the fire did the rest. Jet fuel is not gasoline at the pump. Standard jet fuel has an octane rating of 100, and can burn at up to 1500 degrees Fahrenheit. Steel loses about 50% of its strength at just 550 degrees Fahrenheit. The combination of the impulse, and the fire caused a load failure and the floors began to pancake.
I don’t trust your figures as they pertain to the strength of steel under heat. My oven doesn’t have any problems remaining strong at 600 degrees and steel columns on a skyscraper are much sturdier than my oven. Why the bullshit?
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When a bat hits a ball it is called impulse, no high rise building is designed to take an impulse like a jumbo jet flying smack dab into it. If you look at the photos of the building being hit by the jet you can actually see the building bend at the impact. The impact damaged some of the major load bearing members, and the fire did the rest. Jet fuel is not gasoline at the pump. Standard jet fuel has an octane rating of 100, and can burn at up to 1500 degrees Fahrenheit. Steel loses about 50% of its strength at just 550 degrees Fahrenheit. The combination of the impulse, and the fire caused a load failure and the floors began to pancake.
Postedd by Do the Math Doug right before I saw your drivel. Didn’t think it was necessary to anser. I just would have said “are you shitting me? These jets were FULL of fuel.” His naswer is more complete. I guess that was pretty much such a dumb ass question, you were joking, too.