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Yeah...like the usual "question" of why a building collapsed after having a huge hole smashed in it by a building collapsing nearby. Obviously there's no answer to that question. It's completely unanswered. Totally.
No I would expect the building to collapse in a non-uniform/erratic pattern depending on where the structural weakness is. Not for the entire thing to collapse in on itself within its own footprint, when the damage was isolated to specific areas.
If buildings were that fragile I doubt they'd be stood very long.
Go look on Youtube for 'failed demolitions', shows how even with explosives buildings don't get destroyed. So for WTC7 to collapse as perfectly as it did the bulk of the supporting columns had to be severed at once.
Oklahoma City Bombing, note how even with a large portion of the building missing the supporting columns keep the rest intact.
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I turned it off after he said 'there was no camera crew 125,000 years ago'. Yeah, no **** you condescending ****.
It was on fire for hours. The damage was, therefore, not isolated to specific areas. The major and most obvious damage wasn't very isolated either - there was a gaping hole 10 stories high and that was just one of the damaged areas. But that wasn't the biggest problem - the building would have stayed up with that damage (although I think it would have had to have been demolished afterwards). The biggest problem was that it was on fire for hours in an uncontrolled way.
Of course, what collapsed most of the building was the rest of the building falling onto it. That's how these things happen. That's why towers tend to collapse downwards, since mavity is downwards. It's inherent to a large extent in a tower of many stories and is deliberately factored into any sensible design. Any tall building in an urban should be designed to probably collapse in on itself in the event of structural failure. It's a very basic safety precaution that would be insane to ignore. You don't want a building hundreds of metres tall collapsing sideways in a densely built-up and densely populated area.
Ignoring rational and plausible explanations that match the evidence solely because they come from "the authorities" and instead believing in conspiracies because someone else has said so is not usually a good approach.
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I think Paul Dateh is much better. This is his most famous one - Hip Hop Violin:
He does other styles as well. Here's a pop one - a violin cover of Lady Gaga's "Applause".
He composes as well. And sings. But he's mainly a violinist. Playing and improvising in various styles is underpinned by 15 years of classical training.
He does other styles as well. Here's a pop one - a violin cover of Lady Gaga's "Applause".
He composes as well. And sings. But he's mainly a violinist. Playing and improvising in various styles is underpinned by 15 years of classical training.
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Had a little Interstellar moment in Star Citizen hehe.