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So, if I got this right. when people ask if the NIST collapse sequence (as described) reflects what is seen, the answer would be yes?
No, that would be far exceeding the bounds of what the visual behaviour can confirm. It does tend to confirm propogation of failure from low down in the building, beneath the penthouse, up to the penthouse, followed immediately by descent of the penthouse through the building.

So in that sense, and limited to that portion, yes.

Noah, are you listening ?
 
What exactly are we supposed to be seeing in that animated .gif anyway?
Too funny.

See my previous posts for repeated indication of what you're supposed to be looking for.

You seem to have a problem with reading bacl though information so...

You're looking for a type of propogating wave traverse upwards along the facade, followed by a bigger one downwards, (will grab an image with a nice arrow pointing at what you're looking for).
 
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No, that would be far exceeding the bounds of what the visual behaviour can confirm. It does tend to confirm propogation of failure from low down in the building, beneath the penthouse, up to the penthouse, followed immediately by descent of the penthouse through the building.

So in that sense, and limited to that portion, yes.

Noah, are you listening ?
So this is all just interesting and expected.
 
No, that would be far exceeding the bounds of what the visual behaviour can confirm. It does tend to confirm propogation of failure from low down in the building, beneath the penthouse, up to the penthouse, followed immediately by descent of the penthouse through the building.

So in that sense, and limited to that portion, yes.

Noah, are you listening ?


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What, in your opinion, is the significance of your so-called "shockwaves"?

and that .gif - for the life of me I don't see a thing. Its VERY poor quality.
 
So this is all just interesting and expected.
:covereyes

What, in your opinion, is the significance of your so-called "shockwaves"?

What is wrong with you all ?

You really should be applauding the video. (And me)

What it shows is (via careful control of video colour range information) actual visual proof within the video record of propogating disturbance within the building, starting low down beneath the East penthouse and travelling upwards. When this propogation reaches the East penthouse, it begins its descent, causing a similar but larger disturbance of the facade as it traverses down inside the building.

You can SEE the propogation.

It is (the only) visual proof of actual internal building behaviour which supports the notion of the propogation of failures following the initiating mechanism suggested by NIST. It does not prove which column, nor the reason the propogation initiated, but it does strongly suggest that particular propogation mechanism to be correct after initiating.

Expected behaviour ? Of course not. Who expected such behaviour ? Interesting ? Sure.

Without this evidence that behaviour is conjecture in most senses.

I find it mind-bogglingly bizarre for you folk to be making the comments you are. Shockingly poor show.

and that .gif - for the life of me I don't see a thing.
Why am I not surprised :rolleyes:

Its VERY poor quality.
Incorrect, it's particularly GOOD quality, which is why I have been able to process the video data and highlight the very subtle (but critically important) visual cue information.

Again...

920361115.gif


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx2Kx2AkXEg

Well done femr2 ! :p
 
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It is visual proof of actual internal building behaviour which supports the notion of the propogation of failures following the initiating mechanism suggested by NIST. It does not prove which column, nor the reason the propogation initiated, but it does strongly suggest that particular propogation mechanism to be correct after initiating.

So it shows the building collapsing. Big deal. It's one of many, many views of exactly the same thing. I'm still lost on the significance of 'shockwave'.

You're using the term 'shockwave' in the exact same manner as Gage uses 'pyroclastic'.


Incorrect, it's particularly GOOD quality, which is why I have been able to process the video data and highlight the very subtle (but critically important) visual cue information.

So now you're telling me what I see? The quality is horrific. It's grainy and discolored. You call it 'processed' - I call it junk. But it really is irrelevant. Because it seems we actually agree that both the animated .gif and the poorly named 'shockwave' video both show the collapse of the building, and neither can even come close to showing explosives. So at the end of the day, I'm still at a loss to what the significance is of the poorly named 'shockwave'. They show what you'd expect in a building collapse.
 
What is wrong with you all ?

You really should be applauding the video. (And me)

Yeah, femr2 :D


I don't have a medal handy but, Why do you think it's important to have this "visual proof"? No one really is disputing (scientifically) the collapse sequence.


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Why do you think it's important to have this "visual proof"? No one really is disputing (scientifically) the collapse sequence.

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The NIST sequence is a proposed behaviour. A probable behaviour. A theoretical behaviour. A...
 
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I'm still lost on the significance
I think you're just *lost*.

It's grainy and discolored. You call it 'processed' - I call it junk.
You've already shown your opinion to be rather less than useful I'm afraid.

Try actually reading the content of my posts. Do it a few times. Some of it might sink in at some point.
 
I think you're just *lost*.


You've already shown your opinion to be rather less than useful I'm afraid.

Try actually reading the content of my posts. Do it a few times. Some of it might sink in at some point.

Pretend for a moment that it'll never sink in. Using words even a monkey can understand, explain the significance of the reflected light, beyond what we already know.

Please.
 
What is wrong with you all ?..
Probably the main thing that is wrong is that few, if any, of "us" are looking at the video with the frame of reference you are accustomed to. Let me see if I can explain without the antipathetic pre-judgements which seem to be occurring.

This is the question and comment fired at you femr2
...What, in your opinion, is the significance of your so-called "shockwaves"?

and that .gif - for the life of me I don't see a thing. Its VERY poor quality.
Clearly ( maybe not the appropriate word in this context :o ) NoahFence is not looking at the .gif with the same expectations as you femr2. As I read your statements I see that you discern movement in the façade which starts low and before the penthouse starts to drop, it moves up the façade then down with the dropping Penthouse.

I cannot see that movement with the confidence that you show. Apparently neither does NoahFence. But you have the experience at interpreting this type of evidence. It is not our forté. So what we have "on the table" is your assertion that these movements are discernible AND reliable evidence AND useful to assist reaching some conclusion.. We, in turn, need to form an opinion one way or the other as to the accuracy and value/usefulness of this evidence.

And "I cannot see it" does not cut the mustard as legitimate rebuttal in the domain of specialist expertise. Again NoahFence describes the .gif as "...Its[sic] VERY poor quality" No doubt it is if judged as a pretty picture but you have processed it for a very different purpose - movement analysis so "prettiness" is not the criterion. So it may be a very good .gif for analytical purposes which is what you claim.

So the next paragraph is a claim:
You really should be applauding the video. (And me)...
...which may be true but we have not accepted the evidence nor understood its value, if any, at this stage.

Then follows your explanation of what you claim the .gif shows and a reason for the colour range:
...What it shows is (via careful control of video colour range information) actual visual proof within the video record of propogating[sic] disturbance within the building, starting low down beneath the East penthouse and travelling upwards. When this propogation reaches the East penthouse, it begins its descent, causing a similar but larger disturbance of the facade as it traverses down inside the building.

You can SEE the propogation...
Well you can and we cannot at this stage BUT the fact we cannot does not change the basis of your claim based on your expertise. i.e. the claim is made and we cannot verify it at this stage. Nor can we deny it.

So you continue:
It is (the only) visual proof of actual internal building behaviour which supports the notion of the propogation of failures following the initiating mechanism suggested by NIST. It does not prove which column, nor the reason the propogation initiated, but it does strongly suggest that particular propogation mechanism to be correct after initiating...
what you do not state explicitly at this point is that your analysis supports the NIST explanation.

So in the broader context we have an explanation from NIST which many of us find plausible of a collapse mechanism with Column 79 playing the principle role. The visual evidence to support this "Column 79 led" mechanism is limited. Your evidence, if we accept it, says or seems to support that the Column 79 hypothesis or something very similar was the actual mechanism.

Putting it bluntly and with my apology for using the tribal labels, but we have an alleged truther putting forward evidence to support the main debunker explanation. Remaining objective I acknowledge that the tribal attribution does not affect the validity or otherwise of the claim in the slightest.

But, if true it is a step forward. Let's turn to what NoahFence states in counter claim:
So it shows the building collapsing. Big deal. It's one of many, many views of exactly the same thing. I'm still lost on the significance of 'shockwave'....
Sorry NoahFence but that is a strawman. It does not merely "show the building collapsing". The collapse is not in contention between the "two sides". If femr2's claim is valid it goes further than merely showing the building collapsing. It shows supporting evidence that NIST was right OR that something similar to the NIST explanation was probably right. And that is a step forward in understanding if we can verify femr2's claim to our satisfaction.

So NoahFence's closing points need comment because they are to some extent off track:
So now you're telling me what I see? The quality is horrific. It's grainy and discolored. You call it 'processed' - I call it junk. But it really is irrelevant. Because it seems we actually agree that both the animated .gif and the poorly named 'shockwave' video both show the collapse of the building, and neither can even come close to showing explosives. So at the end of the day, I'm still at a loss to what the significance is of the poorly named 'shockwave'. They show what you'd expect in a building collapse....
"The quality is horrific. It's grainy and discolored. You call it 'processed' - I call it junk." The reason for the visual quality has been stated and you do not address that reason - you comment is purely personal assertion.
"Because it seems we actually agree that both the animated .gif and the poorly named 'shockwave' video both show the collapse of the building,..." Yes but femr2 goes further and your interpretation weakens his claim to a strawman. The "collapse of building" is not in contention. What femr2 uses the visual material for is to show some details of the mechanism of collapse.
"...and neither can even come close to showing explosives." Red Herring Explosives are not under discussion.
" I'm still at a loss to what the significance is of the poorly named 'shockwave'..." you should now be aware that is is evidence which appears to support the NIST explanation or something quite similar as the WTC7 collapse mechanism.
"They show what you'd expect in a building collapse...." Well that was ambiguous wasn't it? So it adds nothing either way.

Then some of femr2's comments may now be more understandable:
...Expected behaviour ? Of course not. Who expected such behaviour ? Interesting ? Sure.

Without this evidence that behaviour is conjecture in most senses.

I find it mind-bogglingly bizarre for you folk to be making the comments you are. Shockingly poor show....Why am I not surprised :rolleyes:
...well the bit of needle probably doesn't help whichever "side" it comes from.

But the key point remains "Without this evidence that behaviour is conjecture in most senses." And stated more pointedly the NIST explanation has a level of plausibility as it stands. This analysis by femr2 seems to add to plausibility to that NIST explanation or something very similar.

...Well done femr2 ! :p
Premature femr2 - If I've done my job good enough we should now understand what you are claiming but we ain't persuaded yet.
 
Probably the main thing that is wrong is that few, if any, of "us" are looking at the video with the frame of reference you are accustomed to.
Possibly. As you can probably imagine, I've watched the various clips in ridiculous detail until my eyes bleed.

As I read your statements I see that you discern movement in the façade which starts low and before the penthouse starts to drop, it moves up the façade then down with the dropping Penthouse.

I cannot see that movement with the confidence that you show.
Perhaps because focus has been on the animated GIF posted inline, rather than the video.

A chunk of the video...
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(You shouldn't have too much difficulty seeing the large round circle of facade distortion traverse down as the penthouse structure moves downward through the building...in the video. Let me know if you can see that.)

The details in the following animated GIF are rather subtle, and as I said require watching the clip a number of times, looking at the facade region below the East penthouse, and watching for colour changes propogating from the lower to upper floors...
920361115.gif


what you do not state explicitly at this point is that your analysis supports the NIST explanation.
I thought *which supports the notion of the propogation of failures following the initiating mechanism suggested by NIST.* was fairly explicit, if (correctly imo) limiting the scope to the particular time period rather than some global stamp of approval. (That would be a silly thing to do)

but we have an alleged truther putting forward evidence to support the main debunker explanation.
I do that surprisingly often. It's just that very few can put their bias aside long enough to notice :)

But, if true it is a step forward.
Indeed.

well the bit of needle probably doesn't help whichever "side" it comes from.
It can be difficult to eliminate it completely in the face of what lands on the doorstep at times.
 
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Well done sir. EDIT - Femr posted before I did, so my 'well done sir' was for ozeco41

Clearly you have far more patience than I. My main beef stems from the use of the word "shockwave" - it's the same as when Gage uses "pyroclastic".

Whether femr intentionally uses that word to get the wow factor is known only to him, but that is the reaction it gets. Same as pyroclastic.
 
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Well done sir. EDIT - Femr posted before I did, so my 'well done sir' was for ozeco41

Clearly you have far more patience than I. My main beef stems from the use of the word "shockwave" - it's the same as when Gage uses "pyroclastic".

Whether femr intentionally uses that word to get the wow factor is known only to him, but that is the reaction it gets. Same as pyroclastic.

Both sets of comments noted femr2 and NoahFence.

Thank you both. I was a little apprehensive about seeming to intrude into the dialogue. :)


@femr2
The video is quite easy to see - and once I knew where to look I could see the effect in the gif.
The Aussie expression (edited for Nanny Filter constraints) "It is as obvious as the genitals of a male canine."

Thanks. I'm convinced.
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Perhaps. I think it's ironic that folk have been jumping up and down talking about explosions, when I've described the behaviour being highlighted in reasonable detail a number of times...which in no way suggests anything of the sort. *A type of propogating disturbance* is the first line in the wiki desciption for *shockwave* btw.

But, I could change the title <shrug>

"WTC 7 Ripple Visible" Hmm. Sounds crap :)


It's interesting for me to be able to see the upward propogation of facade disturbance, followed by the much larger downward propogation of disturbance as the penthouse drops through the building.

Of most interest is the upward section, which I note the likes of NoahFence have not even attempted to explaion in any way except ***explosives!!1!**, even when I repeatedly asked...consider whether you think it supports the notion of upward propogating failure from a low floor around a small group of columns, or not :rolleyes:

In the name of pity please tell me what you are insinuating with your talk of shockwaves and propigation. What is the point of all this?
 
and that .gif - for the life of me I don't see a thing. Its VERY poor quality.


Part of the problem might be, femr2 uses an animated gif format that does not display correctly on all browsers.

Here is a single frame from the "A chunk of the video..." gif a few posts back, as it displays here. It is unmodified except for conversion to jpeg for file size, which does not appreciably affect the image's appearance relative to the original screen grab.

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Now, either femr2 (and all the rest of us) have been overlooking a huge stair-step crack in the building that closes again a few frames later, or...

Now, even though no other animated gif I've ever viewed on this system and browser aside from ones posted by femr2 in these forums have had this problem, I suppose such a technical glitch is not entirely his fault. But the problem has been pointed out before, so any claims that you're not looking at them properly or are unable to appreciate them or are biased in your judgment of them is hardly warranted either.

Respectfully,
Myriad
 
I should have looked further into this a long time ago. Would have saved a boatload of keystrokes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z86dBvWm9RE

Sunlight reflecting off of the windows. You pretty much have to pause this video from the get-go. Only 14 seconds. I couldn't find the entire collapse from this view, but it's pretty clear that it's reflections.

I was wrong about being able to see through the building, which I'm sure will please some. But I'm not wrong about it not being a shockwave. It's sunlight reflecting off of windows. I'm sticking to my point that a youtube video saying "WTC Demolition - WTC 7 Shockwave Visible" is terribly misleading.

And that's my point.
 
Part of the problem might be, femr2 uses an animated gif format that does not display correctly on all browsers.
I'm only aware of two people who have had problems, and the GIF is, as stated, part of a video, the link to which is provided. Watch that instead. There's nothing special about the GIF format used at all. Standard output from VirtualDUB.

If you want the other view in video format...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjEIeKujnIM
 
I'm sticking to my point that a youtube video saying "WTC Demolition - WTC 7 Shockwave Visible" is terribly misleading.

And that's my point.
Most of my video names are prefixed with *WTC Demolition*, the base topic and primary search tag. As you are hopefully now aware there is nothing in the video which suggests any nefarious activity, indeed the video is actually highlighting rather important (imo) information in support of part of the mechanism suggested by NIST.

Shockwave seems a reasonable description...again, the first line of the wiki detail for shockwave is..."A shock wave (also called shock front or simply "shock") is a type of propagating disturbance.". I don't have a great problem with changing it, but as I also said...""WTC 7 Ripple Visible" Hmm. Sounds crap". Suggesting that I'm trying to mislead would be nonsense, especially given what the video is showing. ETA: Have change *Shockwave* to *Propogation Wave*. Sounds crap, but can't be bothered with further petty complaint.

Most of my videos are put there for discussion elsewhere, the911forum for instance, where trivial details like the name of the video are not a source of pointless time wasting discussion. It is the content that is discussed.

Hopefully you can now see that content, and see how it may be considered by others to be rather important visual information, even if you don't consider it to be so yourself.
 
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