Still Standing After 1.8 Million Tons Fell On It!, A Photo Essay About the Last WTC Steel Column Standing Options

[JimMac]

Hi folks, I did a little web page today on the subject of the last steel column standing in the pit of WTC2.

There are a few articles written on this item and in one the writer states that its a South Tower SE corner perimeter column. I did some homework, and determined it is more likely to be a core column due to its width (5' +) and size (60 tons) and the location.

Why is location important? My opinion is that its virtually impossible to have 1 million tons plus of debris fall, starting at 1360 ft above grade (add 70ft sub-grade elevation) and land on this steel column at the core, with the result we see in the photos.

What do you think?

Now we get to the real interesting question... why is only one column FOUND left in tact. I have a pretty good guess why, but i'll leave it alone for now.

Cheers!

Jim

This post has been edited by JimMac: May 28 2009, 02:11 AM

[lunk]

Concrete can be "blown up" but doesn't steel have to be melted through?
The steel was more or less complete intact pieces, only a few with angled cuts, weren't they?

I wonder if this is why, thermite was found.

[JimMac]

Concrete can be "blown up" but doesn't steel have to be melted through?
The steel was more or less complete intact pieces, only a few with angled cuts, weren't they?

I wonder if this is why, thermite was found.

If you want to speculate on something, how about this one: after you understand ' exactly' how they took down the buildings, you will see that they had to plant core charges to initate the collapse of the core at or around the aircraft stike level. Why? Because the building take-down had to simulate for public consumption, the idea of a structural collapse caused by aircraft strike. Notice that the aircraft strikes occur at levels that were previously upgraded with fire protection. There is a planning method emerging here which leaves clues.

This post has been edited by JimMac: May 29 2009, 12:19 PM