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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
the same way that when I tossed an empty glass fifth of gin from a 35 story window, when I got to the bottom, it was fine glass powder almost like caster sugar. it did nothing but fall straight down, nothing else "crushed" it but it's own impact and terminal velocity.
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Concrete and steel > glass. Consider also that he glass is falling through the air with only the resistence of the air. The building collapsed into it's footprint, meaning that there should have been a great deal of massive, steel reinforced resistence the whole way down. Despite that, the building came down all at once, and in a time that's comparable to free fall speeds. It's a bit of a noddle scratcher.
I'll try to address eveyone's points and such as soon as I can, but this thread is surprisingly draining on me.