Some Misunderstandings Related to WTC Collapse Analysis

[Lauren Johnson]

The columns are not involved in either the initiation or first several stories of the drop of both buildings and that is impossible in a natural collapse.

So what was blown? Sounds like not all that much. Thermite? Where was it used?

Due to the nature of the collapse mechanics I can say for certain that some type of demolition devices were used in the initiation and first several stories of the collapse on at least the outer core columns and corners of the perimeter. Whether it was thermite or not I can't be sure. The perimeter corner focused blowouts would appear to be explosives and nano-thermite (which was found in the dust along with iron microspheres) could fit that bill, as it is explosive as well as hot. The explosiveness can be tailored by sizing the particles to vary surface area to mass ratio and thus brisance or reactivity.

I have seen huge estimates of the amount of explosives needed to take down the WTC 1 & 2. Sounds like your view as that it didn't take that much. Just enough to start the cascade. Correct?