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Originally Posted by willravel
The gentleman speaking at 4:00 is an editor for a publication, not any kind of expert on demolitions, explosives, buildings, or anything pertaining to the thread. In addition to this, he provides no evidence to supports his claims. He simply states his claims as fact.
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You're right, he's just an editor. But he's an editor for POPULAR MECHANICS, discussing their 9/11 articles, for which they:
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[...]assembled a team of nine researchers and reporters who, together with PM editors [READ: him], consulted more than 70 professionals in fields that form the core content of this magazine, including aviation, engineering and the military.
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I doubt that you've personally consulted "more than 70 professionals" about concepts of Engineering, nor have you acted as an editor for a technical magazine. While you might call his credibility into account, I think that (at the very least) he has more contacts and more relevant engineering knowledge than you or Alex Jones.
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6:00 "We didn't find any blasting caps in 5 years". The material from WTC 7 started shipping off days after 9/11 and has been completely gone for years. It was not shipped off to be investigated, but rather to be melted down. While his message would have one believe that they've been looking for this evidence for years, the fact is that they were only looking for a few days.
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Do you know who the man speaking was? His name is Brent Blanchard. He's the author of "A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE COLLAPSE OF WTC TOWERS 1, 2 and 7 FROM AN EXPLOSIVES AND CONVENTIONAL DEMOLITION INDUSTRY VIEWPOINT", available
here He's not a stranger to scientific publication, and has a handful available, including: A History of Explosive Demolition in America". Proceedings of the Annual Conference on Explosives and Blasting Technique: 27–44, International Society of Explosives Engineers. ISSN 0732-619X. He is also the DIRECTOR of Field Operations for Protec, who describe themselves as:
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[...]authorities on explosive demolition, having performed engineering studies, structure analysis, vibration/air overpressure monitoring and photographic services on WELL OVER 1,000 STRUCTURE BLASTING EVENTS IN MORE THAN 30 COUNTRIES. These include the current world record-holders for largest, tallest, and most buildings demolished with explosives.
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I believe him when he talks about building demolition. His experience similarly lends credence to his comments earlier in the documentary about "Pull it" not being a demolition phrase. Also, from their paper:
You'll note that he was PERSONALLY there, taking thousands of pictures of the rubble before it was transported away. To DIRECTLY address your assertion, here is another section:
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"Fires raged on for the rest of the day" The "rest of the day" was actually only 7 hours.
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This is almost not worth arguing, as it's relatively semantic. The average time between sunset and sunrise is roughly 9 hours. Since the sun was already up when the planes hit, "7 hours" is equivalent to "the rest of the day." Clearer?
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"The trusses heated up from the fire and caused the collapse" This is, of course, incorrect. The link I included in my previous post proves this.
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Which link? You've presented quite a few, and I missed the one that "proved" that trusses were "of course"not heated and did not cause the collapse.
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I'm sorry, Jinn, but not only does the video attempt to exaggerate information, it's flat out wrong on some points and provides no evidence.
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