Reply #141: Want to avoid B7 -- OK how about South Tower?

[paxamor]

Maha wrote:
>We are talking about STEEL BUILDINGS .. Learn te read.

You are just so gracious and informative!

So let's talk about the South Tower, for example.
* The core, able to support the entire weight of the building, is largely unaffected by the crash, since the plane's fuselage emerged from the east corner.
* Perhaps 10 percent of the perimeter columns were severed. That would have little effect since the horizontal spandrell plates would shift the loads to intact columns.
* The fires never spread from the southeast side of the building to the other side, nor to other floors.
* The smoke was black by the time of the collapse, indicating smothering fires. IE: the steel was cooling.
* No flames could be seen from the outside of the building.
* Firefighters reached the crash zone and, without any sign of panic, began to implement a plan to extinguish the "two pockets of fire".
* The building would have to be glowing red hot if the steel were hot enough to be significantly softened.
* No steel-framed building has collapsed due to fire, even severe ones.
* Suddenly the South Tower's top starts to lean, but then crumbles in mid air and explodes into a huge dust cloud.

What's wrong with this picture?