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A Non-Problem Seeking a Non-Solution?

The towers collapsed because of structural members weakened by high heat melting steel. When internal structural parts of the building collapsed above, the forces of mass, momentum, and gravity brought about the rest of the disaster. Has Jimmy ever built a house of cards? The house of cards becomes more unstable the taller it is built. Structural members such as toothpicks and glue need to be added to keep it standing.

A panel of engineers would only complicate the problem. There's always wind shear and pigeon droppings to account for. No expensive computer simulation is necessary. Non-Problem solved. Mail the 100,000 to the Editor, but convert quickly to Euros before the dollar drops further.

by a reader on Tue, 12/28/2004 - 15:14

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