14-05-2011, 12:51 PM
Kyle,
I am not avoiding anything. I am basing my understanding on observations and basic science and engineering. Of course you COULD "aid" a collapse of tens of thousands of destructive falling debris with some explosives... but it would hardly be necessary or do much or even be observed... as these explosions would be masked by the destructive over pressure of the crush front.
I don't suppose you have calculated the kinetic energy of of 30-40 or 50,000 tons of material falling (moving) at 60 mph over a 30,000 SF plane? And this would be the weight of about 15-20 or 25 floors and contents. The Queen Mary II displaces about 85,000 tonnes or the weight of about 44 floors.
Apparently James, Kyle, Andrew and others are not aware of the forces involved here and how destructive they are.
I am not avoiding anything. I am basing my understanding on observations and basic science and engineering. Of course you COULD "aid" a collapse of tens of thousands of destructive falling debris with some explosives... but it would hardly be necessary or do much or even be observed... as these explosions would be masked by the destructive over pressure of the crush front.
I don't suppose you have calculated the kinetic energy of of 30-40 or 50,000 tons of material falling (moving) at 60 mph over a 30,000 SF plane? And this would be the weight of about 15-20 or 25 floors and contents. The Queen Mary II displaces about 85,000 tonnes or the weight of about 44 floors.
Apparently James, Kyle, Andrew and others are not aware of the forces involved here and how destructive they are.