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Re:The Skyscraper That Could Have Toppled over in the Wind (... by iwontberude on Sunday June 15, 2025 @06:39PM (#44285431)
And insufficient modelling for the heat of jet fuel mixed with office supplies which severely weakened the structure allowing it to pancake in a cascading fashion from the first support columns to buckle.
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Re:The Skyscraper That Could Have Toppled over in the Wind (... by wat10000 on Sunday June 15, 2025 @08:08PM (#44285762)
The designers also assumed that the airplane would be moving pretty slowly if it was so close to the ground, either departing from or landing at a nearby airport, not coming in at near top speed.
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