| no spam 2007-09-07, 1:25 pm |
| >>>We all know that the US likes to go to war abroad.
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> Let's just say that I have questions about gaps in the "official" story.
I'm sure there are holes in the official story but I can tell you anything
saying that the towers were brought down by preplaced explosives is just
nutty. It would take hundreds of man hours to place hundreds of pounds of
explosives in places that would require you to do major work to get to.
There's no way you could hid something like that in this day an age.
BTW, I did a little research and calculating on the impact of the aircraft.
Taking just the mass and speed of the aircraft, i.e. not counting the
burning jet fuel, the force of the aircraft hitting each tower was
equivalent to about 40,000 pounds of TNT. I didn't know the exact numbers
for a couple of things so I had to make a few assumptions. With that said
you can check my work. FYI, unless other wise stated all info found by
searching internet and all conversions were done using
www.onlineconversion.com to cut down on human error.
E=1/2 mv^2 ---- Basic kinetic energy formula
240000 lbs - - - assumed weight of aircraft at impact. ([max t.o. wt +
empty wt]/2)
(max takeoff weight 315,000lbs, empty weight
164,800lbs)
470 mph - - - - assumed speed at impact (averaged from a few estimates)
689 fps - - - - mph converted to fps
E = (240000 lbs * 689 fps * 689 fps) / 2 = 56966520000 lb-ft^2/sec^2
Using the website to convert that to tons of TNT gives:
56966520000 lb-ft^2/sec^2 = 18.459 tons of TNT
I'm not sure which tons are used so it could equal either:
41,348 lbs (long tons), 40,695 lbs(metric tons) or 36,918 lbs(short tons)
With those numbers in mind it is amazing that the buildings withstood the
impact much less stood long enough for anyone to get out.
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