DavidJames
Penultimate Amazing
CTists want to maneuver the debate such that we are required to prove it wasn't "x" or "y", that's what's going on here, don't allow that to happen. This is basic stuff, they want you to prove a negative.The nozzle would have to be as big as the column, yes? And it would have to be big enough to hold enough thermite to cut a large coumn.
Follow the cables/hoses and it connects to a larger box, several times larger than the cutting device.
I would bet you the mass density of a human body is more than that of a large building. At any rate, the prnciple is the same - static load vs. dynamic load. I can easily carry a 80lb bag of concrete on my head, I doubt I'd survive one falling on me from 10 feet up. The kinetic energy involved is too great, same as with the towers once collapse is initiated.
Now who's comparing apples to oranges? This makes me think you're not really an engineer.
The towers were not solid blocks. The lower mass wasn't destroyed all at once, it was destroyed one floor at a time.
The burden of proof is on the CTist.