Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/06/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Walt Johnson wrote: > Hell, I'm not into conspiracy but far as the company line on why they > collapsed, bullshit. At least one of the a/c spent the majority of > it's fuel load out the other side of the tower. To attribute the > simultaneous collapse to airspeed and fuel load seems quite gullible. > > I watched the Challenger explode from my front yard, having left KSC > an hour or so earlier. Of course the initial shock of a disaster such > as that carries it's own emotional bagage but eventually truth rears > its ugly head. Watching the shuttle explode on tape many times raised > some questions in my mind. It did not appear to be the type of > explosion that would insure all sboard woould perish instantly. The > offical KSC line claimed instant death to all and they spent months > "searching" for the wreckage before it was recovered. Now, even a > Cesna 172 carries an ELT so who would believe it took that long to > recover the crew compartment? > > GREG LORENZO wrote: > >>Scott McLoughlin writes: >> >> >> >>>Walt Johnson wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>>I was amazed at how fast they both came down. Plane crash or no, there >>>>is something not quite kosher about the twin and simultaneous collapse. >>>>Walt >>>> >>>> >>>If you google, you will find a number of Web resources on how >>>odd it was that the towers came down so quickly. One report >>>was from some reputable group of physicists or something. In >>>any case, you'll find it very sober reading/take it with a grain >>>of salt/etc. etc. >>> >>> >>> >> >>If they were a 'reputable group of physicists' they would be posting the >>simple fact that these buildings were designed to withstand an impact from >>a Boeing 707 coming into New York to land with a minimal fuel load at an >>airspeed of approximately 180 mph. NOT a Boeing 767 almost fully loaded >>with 90,000 litres of jet fuel at an airspeed in excess of 500 mph. In >>effect both buildings were doomed from the instant of impact on. The >>amount of time to full structural failure probably determinable >>mathmatically. >> >>The internet is choc o' bloc with all kinds of conspiracy and other nuts >>who have nothing better to do with their time then to spin such nonsence. >> >>Regards, >> >>Greg >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >>