Gravy
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A small correction: the white numbers on the face of the building indicate inches, not pixels, so the maximum observed displacement of the columns on the north tower was 55 inches, with a margin of error of a few inches.http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g171/boloboffin2/911/Bowing.jpg
In this picture, the bowing of the south face of the North Tower is made manifest. A grid has been placed over the face, showing you where the face of the building should be. Small lines illustrate just how far away some perimeter columns are from where they should be (the furthest shown is 55 pixels of displacement, which equals 75 inches in this picture - or over six feet).
Between you and me, I don't need any explosives to explain why a building with over six feet of inward bowing might have collapsed.
Here's the south tower: