Reply #18: Why did the clock stop?

[DulceDecorum]

And what do they mean by saying that it was six minutes slow?

Pentagon helipad clock
Description: This Skilcraft electric wall clock, which hung in the Pentagon helipad fire station, was knocked to the ground by the impact of American Airlines flight 77 crashing into the Pentagon.
Context: When terrorists flew American Airlines flight 77 into the Pentagon, the crash nearly took the nearby Pentagon helipad firehouse with it. The concussion caused the ceiling of the firehouse to collapse, temporarily trapping firefighter Dennis Young in the fallen debris. The blast also knocked this clock from the wall, freezing it at 9:32. The airplane actually struck the Pentagon at 9:38 am; apparently the clock was six minutes slow.
http://americanhistory.si.edu/september11/collection/record.asp?ID=19

SKILCRAFT and other JWOD products and services meet or exceed all applicable performance standards and specifications. We take pride in our products and work to bring our customers the quality, features and value they expect. Several JWOD products are manufactured with brand name suppliers or partners.
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Is the Smithsonian trying to say that the work of disabled people is substandard?

By harnessing the demand and purchasing power of the federal government, NIB and its associated agencies supply federal markets with a selection of more than 3,000 quality products and services under the trade name SKILCRAFT®— manufactured and provided by people who are blind at more than 83 associated agencies, operating 123 industries in 44 states across the nation. No minor accomplishment, NIB and associated agencies execute the following activities:
Employ almost 5,000 people who are blind per year
Pay over 60 million dollars per year in wages and benefits for full- and part-time employees
Offer rehabilitative services to about 148,000 children and adults
Operate in over 100 base supply centers
Deliver millions of dollars worth of products and services to federal, state and commercial markets per year
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When you purchase a SKILCRAFT® product or service through the federal Javits-Wagner-O’Day (JWOD) mandatory procurement program, you partner with NIB and our associated agencies to employ thousands of Americans across the nation. Your federal purchasing power enables people who are blind or have other disabilities to serve their country, their military and government customers by providing quality products and services at fair market values. You make a difference in their lives. And they make a difference in yours…
Producing SKILCRAFT items from the everyday to the unexpected…
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JWOD is a Federal program with a dual purpose - to supply the Federal Government with quality products while creating meaningful employment opportunities for Americans who are blind or have other severe disabilities. As a result of Federal purchases, the JWOD Program currently provides nearly 40,000 people with severe disabilities with quality jobs and increased independence.
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So, now we know exactly who made those Penta-clocks.
There is only ONE source for the Federal Government timepieces.

Welcome to our Federal Clock Showcase!
Chicago Lighthouse Industries offers over 40 battery-operated and electric wall clocks to its federal customers in a variety of colors and sizes, as the only approved source of wall clocks for the federal government through the JWOD program. Our collection of elegant and practical timepieces suits a variety of office styles and personal tastes!
As the only approved source for wall clocks for the federal government, we are committed to quality products for our customers. We offer unsurpassed quality control efforts, and pass along the results to our customers who benefit from AN ACCURACY OF +/- TWO MINUTES PER YEAR and long life on the clocks.
Chicago Lighthouse Industries is the only Approved Source of battery-operated and electric Wall Clocks for the Federal Government under the Javits-Wagner-O¹Day (JWOD) Act.
http://www.chicagolighthouse.org/showcases/federal/

The hard-hearted meanies at the Smithsonian say that
the timepiece in question was an

Electric Wall Clock
SKILCRAFT clock has a 5 ft long power cord. Clock is bronze with white face and has black numbers/minute marks/hands, red second hand, 0.33 seconds-per-day accuracy. Includes a shatterproof crystal. Hanging hardware included. UL listed.
http://www.nib.org/JWOD%20Catalog/office/main.html

So where is the damn cord?
You know,
the one that got knocked out of the wall
and stopped the clock?
Where is the frigging cord?
It has to have a cord.
If it did not have a cord,
if it was BATTERY OPERATED,
then it would NOT have stopped.

We are told that this particular clock,
and other Penta-clocks,
stopped
when the Pentagon was hit.
So now we want to see one damn cord per stopped clock.
And we also want to know
WHY
they were NOT battery operated.

Was that too difficult a question for you to answer?
OK then,
here is an easier one.

The Original Series clocks are a comprehensive line of standard, high quality plastic wall clocks. These clocks are available in a variety of colors to suit any office decor, and are made with a high impact case and crystal.
http://www.chicagolighthouse.org/showcases/federal/original.html

Plastic, eh?
Obtained from the same firm that supplied the indestructible paper used in the hijacker passports and tickets?
Here is the question:
do you see ANY signs of trauma WHATSOEVER on that high quality plastic wall clock?

Pentagon helipad clock
Description: This Skilcraft electric wall clock, which hung in the Pentagon helipad fire station, was knocked to the ground by the impact of American Airlines flight 77 crashing into the Pentagon.
Context: When terrorists flew American Airlines flight 77 into the Pentagon, the crash nearly took the nearby Pentagon helipad firehouse with it. The concussion caused the ceiling of the firehouse to collapse, temporarily trapping firefighter Dennis Young in the fallen debris. The blast also knocked this clock from the wall, freezing it at 9:32. The airplane actually struck the Pentagon at 9:38 am; apparently the clock was six minutes slow.
http://americanhistory.si.edu/september11/collection/record.asp?ID=19

Extra Credit:
The plastic Skilcraft clock is listed
on Smithsonian's American History website as being a
Gift of Dennis Young.

How did Dennis Young come by the authority to dispose of Pentagon property?

The third firefighter, Dennis Young, was inside the building when the plane hit but emerged unscathed shortly after the crash.
http://www.dcmilitary.com/army/pentagram/6_37/local_news/10386-1.html
Like Penta-fire-fighter, like Penta-plastic-clock.