Off Topic — HabitableZone

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re: I am a structural engineer.

As a structural engineer, could you imagine designing two 110 story buildings that would both collapse straight down after suffering random damage at random locations? And a nearby 47 story one that did the same hours later after suffering what appeared to be relatively minor damage?

Could you build three towers that all collapsed as a result of fire when no other such building has ever collapsed due to fire, even ones that burned for much longer?


Sure. Easy. Build skyscrapers with a central core and a load-supporting outer structure, without the usual 3-D latticework of beams seen in many other skyscrapers. Then weaken the critical edge supports with heat. Only one floor failing would do the trick. It's no more bizarre that this would fall straight down than it would be if you dropped doughnuts down a broomstick.

There were no "interfloor" areas. The building was occupied all the time. There are not one, but dozens of holes in every last "anomaly" mentioned.

Believe me, there's nothing to this. It's all bullshit. The idea that people buy into this makes my head hurt, and creates evil thoughts of voting testing.

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