Reply #36: The Notion Of Collapse Without Deflection Or Toppling Not Acceptable

[Christophera]

It is just not reasonable to consider a collapse where the structure turns into sand, gravel and fairly uniform pieces of steel. The only thing that could possibly happen in 15 seconds from plane impacts and fire would be that the tower above impact, topple, or that it slide off to one side. Even then the wreckage would be more of a tangle, still very much connected but bent up.

And the energy to reduce the concrete core and rend the steel framwork simply is not available, let alone the time to do it in a collapse. The tower stood for 35 years and everything below impact was of a proven, high strength.