Visual Evidence Proves Explosives/thermite Were Not Used in the Collapse of WTCs1,2.

Visual Evidence Proves Explosives/Thermite Were Not Used in the Collapse of WTCs1,2.
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ONE – For explosives/thermite to have been used in the CD of the exterior columns, only two hidden places were available.​

1A. The plenum space between the lay-in ceiling tile directly under the floor trusses and the floor deck above. Explosive/thermite charges would be visible within this plenum. Picture of floor and spandrel plate at this location. Note access construction holes for bolting ends of columns.
http://www.911hoax.com/911Blogger_1-4_perimeter-column.jpg

1B. The hand access holes provided at the head and base of each 36 foot column to install the columns four connecting bolts. Picture of holes at 6 feet above the floor below, 36 feet oc. Placement of explosives/thermite inside of columns.
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f290/pjs501/wtcpanelbolts.jpg
http://images.quickblogcast.com/81199-71081/2_7_exterior_wall.jpg

1C. The exterior columns were covered on all four sides with 1.5 – 2” of fireproofed insulation, with the inside face having a lightweight gypsum plaster with vermiculite aggregate, exposed, painted finish wall, no metal studs/gyp wallboard inside hidden space provided. Three quarters of the columns lay outside the enclosing windows. Picture of typical exterior columns plan section.
http://www.caddigest.com/subjects/wtc/select/clifton/images/image008.gif
http://willyloman.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/wtc_office.jpg

1D. Hypothetical procedure for installing explosives/thermite inside the columns hand access holes:
Move furniture in the way. Remove plaster and metal lath covering the two hand access holes at 6 feet above floor. Clean and dispose of debris. Install explosives/thermite and hypothetical wireless detonators inside the columns at this location. Install sheetrock patch, tape, compound, wait to dry ,sand 2nd coat compound, wait to dry, sand, paint entire column otherwise paint patch is visible. Clean sanding dust. Replace moved furniture. Repeat 236 columns per floor x every third floor 36 = 8,496 times per tower. (See post below on the procedure for installing painted thermite on the exterior face of columns. )
http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?p=4916293#post4916293

TWO – The visual evidence proves there is no expected explosives/thermite damage to the columns at the spandrel plates or columns head/base hand access bolting locations.​

2A. WTC2 columns impaled in Bankers Trust building; no damage to WTC2 columns bases or spandrels from explosives/thermite. Columns toppled.
http://www.studyof911.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10002/normal_BTflyingcolumns.jpg

2B. Picture of large whole, unshattered columns assemblies from WTC1 wall toppled at Winter Garden. Columns assemblies topped.
http://www.911myths.com/assets/images/columns.jpg

2C. From the two pictures above we conclude the following:
1. No evidence of explosives/thermite damage/decapitation above the column ends, undamaged ends with bolt holes visible. Large sections of toppled attached column assemblies prove column assemblies not shattered into small pieces.

2. No evidence of explosives/thermite damage to the spandrel plates, undamaged spandrel plates visible. Large sections of toppled attached column assemblies prove column assemblies not shattered into small pieces.

THREE- Visual evidence proves that for explosive CD the expelled columns should have outpaced the dust plumes, they did not.​

3A. Since we know from the above visual evidence that explosives/thermite were not placed inside the columns at the hand access holes or near the spandrel plates, the purported explosives could only have been placed in the ceiling lay-in tile plenum offset from the face of the columns a sufficient distance (and still discoverable) and with the necessarily large enough quantity of explosives to have expelled the columns horizontally hundreds of feet.

3B. Proximity and relative height of WTC1 to WTC7 (in picture directly to the left of WTC1) and Winter Garden.(in picture directly below WTC1)
http://www.debunking911.com/wtc1heli.jpg
Large sections of attached, toppled column assemblies at Winter Garden that David Chandler claims below were exploded 600 feet distant.
http://www.911myths.com/assets/images/columns.jpg

3C. From this video of WTC1 stop it two seconds after failure (at 33sec). The plumes on the right side are about 60 feet from the building. Stop the video two seconds later (at 35 sec). The plumes are about 120 feet from the building.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVDaAufKnLc

3D David Chandler calculates that at this failed floor WTC1 (96th floor), the explosive velocity of the columns propelled 600 feet horizontally onto the Winter Garden would be about 50 mph. At two seconds after failure, this would put the exploded columns at 73 fps x 2 seconds = 146 feet away from the building, outpacing the dust plume (60 feet) and should have been visible in the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUKLOlIhang

At four seconds after failure, this would put the exploded columns at 73 fps x 4 seconds = 292 feet away from the building, outpacing the dust plume (120 feet) and should have been visible in videos.

3E. But since the expelled columns ahead of the dust plume are not visible, the columns could not have reached 600 feet by the use of large explosive charges in the ceiling plenum, or elsewhere for that matter, they reached 600 feet by toppling, David Chandler and the CTs are wrong.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESaIEVxLnK4

3F For the first ten seconds, until the collapse reached the ground and all the dust fell and continually expanded horizontally, all the exploded exterior columns should have outpaced its trailing explosion plumes and have been visible. If you take a baseball and handful of dust in one hand and throw it, the baseball will always travel farther and faster, and outpace the dust due to air friction.
"If you don't like these conclusions you can reject the theories, but you can't reject the facts." -David Chandler.

Conclusion:​

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Excellent post. Since Twoofers seem to prefer visual evidence to that pesky math, maybe this will actually get a look from them. I'm not optimistic about changing any minds though. The Twoof movement is pretty much down to the hardcore kooks now.

Please ask the mods to change the title of the thread to 'Common Sense Proves Explosives/thermite Were Not Used in the Collapse of WTCs1,2.'

BasqueArch, would you mind if I made this content and that of your previous thread similar to this into a downloadable PDF?

Grizzly Bear said:

BasqueArch, would you mind if I made this content and that of your previous thread similar to this into a downloadable PDF?

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No problem, go ahead.