Human, I think you may want to take back what you said about me siding with our enemies. I am a patriot. I swore an oath to protect the constitution from all enemies, foreign and domestic. Don’t think for a second that I would wish harm upon this country in any way, shape or form. And I don’t take kindly to know-it-alls spouting idiocy and insulting my honor.
Now, back to your paper tigers:
Point 1) Funny thing about fluid is that it finds holes and gaps. Just because one elevator shaft doesn’t go all the way down doesn’t mean the jet fuel (aka JP8, which is actually a higher octane diesel) won’t find a way there.
Point 2) You’re right. But that doesn’t mean the beams don’t cave in on themselves. It doesn’t need to come in from the bottom. It can come down from slightly above the ground level.
Point 3) When you have a structure that weighs in at hundreds or thousands of tons, all it takes is the weakening of the primary structural components. A single popped rivet could be all that’s needed to start the process. Ever heard of “a chain is only as strong as its weakest link”? Same principle here. You also have the concept of a blast furnace. Principles of thermodynamics show that when you encase a heat source inside a container, it works much more efficiently at getting hot than it does when it sits in the open. Think about cooking over a camp fire compared to a convection oven. Same temp, but different outcome.
5) It doesn’t take a lot of fuel to flash out like that. Hollywood does it all the time. If “most” of the fuel flashed out like that, the fires wouldn’t be raging inside the buildings.
6) Free falling object path of least resistance. You’re right. Which, given the weakened interior structure of the building, is inward. The buildings aren’t about to fall over sideways. Think about what you’re suggesting… The only alternative to this building’s collapse is it tipping over. Since the exterior beams weren’t compromised, the path of least resistance is imploding.
Go back to school and take a physics course or three, and maybe you’d recognize how your wild-eyed conspiracy theories have no basis in reality.
If we are talking about buying houses, the deregulated insurance companies are going to be a factor.
For instance, parts of Florida have sinkholes.
The Department of Environmental Protection says sinkholes increased 420% from 2006 to 2010.
It is because of the weather, and pumping ground water.
But because fraud has increased from 1% to 2%, Republicans want to let insurance companies stop writing policies on sinkholes.
Trouble is, banks may require sinkhole coverage.
So once again science is ignored, and the game is changed in the middle.
So if you build a new home, you could add $10,000 to the cost and make the foundation stronger.
For a resale you would pay much more for a separate policy.
Fraud actually makes up for about 30% of your premium. I know. I work in the industry, in claims. And it’s getting worse, since people need money and are more willing to sacrifice their morals to get it.
WarBush about 13 years ago
WIth regard to the toon:
Jude Wanninski’s Two Santa Clause Theory:
Cut taxes and increase spending. The people will love you and the economy looks good.
Wraithkin about 13 years ago
Human, I think you may want to take back what you said about me siding with our enemies. I am a patriot. I swore an oath to protect the constitution from all enemies, foreign and domestic. Don’t think for a second that I would wish harm upon this country in any way, shape or form. And I don’t take kindly to know-it-alls spouting idiocy and insulting my honor.
Now, back to your paper tigers: Point 1) Funny thing about fluid is that it finds holes and gaps. Just because one elevator shaft doesn’t go all the way down doesn’t mean the jet fuel (aka JP8, which is actually a higher octane diesel) won’t find a way there.
Point 2) You’re right. But that doesn’t mean the beams don’t cave in on themselves. It doesn’t need to come in from the bottom. It can come down from slightly above the ground level.
Point 3) When you have a structure that weighs in at hundreds or thousands of tons, all it takes is the weakening of the primary structural components. A single popped rivet could be all that’s needed to start the process. Ever heard of “a chain is only as strong as its weakest link”? Same principle here. You also have the concept of a blast furnace. Principles of thermodynamics show that when you encase a heat source inside a container, it works much more efficiently at getting hot than it does when it sits in the open. Think about cooking over a camp fire compared to a convection oven. Same temp, but different outcome.
5) It doesn’t take a lot of fuel to flash out like that. Hollywood does it all the time. If “most” of the fuel flashed out like that, the fires wouldn’t be raging inside the buildings.
6) Free falling object path of least resistance. You’re right. Which, given the weakened interior structure of the building, is inward. The buildings aren’t about to fall over sideways. Think about what you’re suggesting… The only alternative to this building’s collapse is it tipping over. Since the exterior beams weren’t compromised, the path of least resistance is imploding.
Go back to school and take a physics course or three, and maybe you’d recognize how your wild-eyed conspiracy theories have no basis in reality.
rockngolfer about 13 years ago
Back to the toon,
If we are talking about buying houses, the deregulated insurance companies are going to be a factor. For instance, parts of Florida have sinkholes. The Department of Environmental Protection says sinkholes increased 420% from 2006 to 2010. It is because of the weather, and pumping ground water.
But because fraud has increased from 1% to 2%, Republicans want to let insurance companies stop writing policies on sinkholes.
Trouble is, banks may require sinkhole coverage. So once again science is ignored, and the game is changed in the middle.
So if you build a new home, you could add $10,000 to the cost and make the foundation stronger.
For a resale you would pay much more for a separate policy.
Not the way toward an economic recovery.
Wraithkin about 13 years ago
Fraud actually makes up for about 30% of your premium. I know. I work in the industry, in claims. And it’s getting worse, since people need money and are more willing to sacrifice their morals to get it.