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SDG — 9/14/2006 7:48:04 PM (archived)

I just got an idea I hadn't seen discussed anywhere else. Seems like a no brainer now that I thought of it.

Had there been 100+ parachutes per floor above the 70th floors people could have jumped and suffered injuries only instead of death. You could run them out on drag lines and poles to open the chutes automatically and help clear the building. Assign a couple of jumpmasters per floor to go through intense training once a year. Not everyone would survive or be able to jump, but it sure beats jumping and bouncing off the ground and there were plenty who tried that. Also it would shorten the line for people trying to get down the stairs leaving more room for rescue workers and the building could be cleared quicker. The Patrones towers have a pair of high speed elevators for Fire fighter use only. If they could get to the top quickly, or at least half way up they could assist in getting the people off with parachutes.

Steve G.

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Rebuild the towers. It is not too late. - REB - 9/12/2006 2:23:09 PM
- Too Tempting a TArget - carl - 9/13/2006 2:53:59 PM
  - We can't live in fear or the terrorist win. - REB - 9/13/2006 4:03:12 PM
    - NOVA had program on re-building tower - carl - 9/14/2006 4:24:34 PM
- I'd support it... - Tom Brosz - 9/12/2006 5:00:16 PM
  - Apathy as usual - FrankC - 9/13/2006 6:21:19 PM
    - re: Apathy as usual - REB - 9/13/2006 7:27:34 PM
      - true - FrankC - 9/13/2006 8:07:52 PM
        
        But one question to ask... - LJK - 9/14/2006 4:32:04 PM
        
        re: But one question to ask... - REB - 9/14/2006 9:24:11 PM
        
        parachutes - SDG - 9/14/2006 7:48:04 PM
        
        more - SDG - 9/14/2006 8:03:06 PM
        
        That would need to be addressed - FrankC - 9/14/2006 6:48:42 PM
        
        Addressing the problems - Tom Brosz - 9/15/2006 5:10:27 AM
        
        But let's be realistic. - Lee - 9/15/2006 9:56:19 AM
        
        re: But let's be realistic. - REB - 9/15/2006 12:28:19 PM
        
        re: But let's be realistic. - LJK - 9/15/2006 8:59:27 PM
        
        re: But let's be realistic. - Tom Brosz - 9/16/2006 4:50:38 AM
  - re: I'd support it... - REB - 9/12/2006 7:45:25 PM
    - signed it as well - SDG - 9/13/2006 2:43:51 PM
    - Signed it quite a while ago. Thanks! (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/12/2006 11:47:01 PM
  - Before this decade is out... - LJK - 9/12/2006 7:20:50 PM
    - Insurance PAYOUT Holdups - carl - 9/14/2006 10:16:37 PM
  - re: I'd support it... - REB - 9/12/2006 6:49:02 PM
- re: Rebuild the towers. It is not too late. - SDG - 9/12/2006 2:30:18 PM
  - This group is trying to make it real. - REB - 9/12/2006 2:51:21 PM
    - re: This group is trying to make it real. - SDG - 9/12/2006 3:53:53 PM
      - 7 World Trade Center was rebuilt - LJK - 9/12/2006 7:15:36 PM
        
        Yeah, that's where their EOC center was - carl - 9/14/2006 4:26:26 PM

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