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Originally Posted by willravel
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North Tower: More damage, more fuel (more fire)
South Tower: Less damage, less fuel (less fire)
This is confusing considering the South Tower collapsed in 47 minutes and the North Tower collapsed in 104 minutes. If you'd like to focus on that, I'd appreciate it. |
Well you’re missing some stuff. The south tower was hit much lower then the north tower, meaning more weight above the point of structural weakness, about twice as much. They both suffered similar impacts, the planes for the most part stayed inside of the building, transferring all there kinetic energy. The jet fuel was only the catalyst that started the fires and would burn up quickly. But it was not just jet fuel burning, think of tossing a small cup of gasoline in a house and lighting it, it will burn quickly but start the rest of the building going. The gas starts the fire, but the building is what actually destroys itself.