Come on big fella, he tore you a new one but at least keep it in the same thread.$tinkle said:
Come on big fella, he tore you a new one but at least keep it in the same thread.$tinkle said:
They must have used super ninja powers to do it in less than 45 minutes. vs the months it normally takes to prep a building, do test blasts, install cables to control inward collapse etc.MMike said:Oh my god Chang.... I just can't even understand what it must be like dealing with you in real life.
I don't even remember what your original point was. You're saying that the planes hit, then the gov't secret agents ran in, rigged both towers with explosives, and blew them up?
Hindsight is 20/20 True. What we can't do though, and this is where you and me part company I think, is to ascribe motives to people who haven't done anything yet. You want to ,and I can see where you guys are coming from but at this stage, more than ever, we must absolutely say innocent until proven guilty. We must play by the rules absolutely, without question because that's what we have. The rule of law, this idea that the prosecution must prove without a shadow of a doubt that they are guilty of the crimes they are acussed of. If you, the frothers, are so sure they are guilty, then put all your evidence up into a properly constituted court of law and take your chances...after all that's what America is all about, right? Don't hide them away in Cuba, guilty or not, put them here where all can see, be completely transperent.Damn True said:VB,
I think the question that has not been asked enough is why clues to the impending attack were not investigated. I fear that the reasons for that might be similar to the resistance we are seeing against the current investigation of the group in Lodi, CA. There are those in and outside the govt who claim that "well they haven't done anything illegal" and "we aren't aware of a specific target" absolves them from detention and serious investigation. Documents are showing that this is a similar tack taken with the group that orchestrated the attacks on 9/11. My hope is that the law enforcement community has learned from history and thus prevents repeating it.
No disagreement from me on this one. But all I'm saying is ferchrisakes, don't fail to investigate somone like the group in Lodi simply because you aren't aware of a specific target. When investigators got word of the 9/11 crew they didn't move on it because they weren't aware of a specific target. We ought not wait for another attack to launch an investigation.valve bouncer said:Hindsight is 20/20 True. What we can't do though, and this is where you and me part company I think, is to ascribe motives to people who haven't done anything yet. You want to ,and I can see where you guys are coming from but at this stage, more than ever, we must absolutely say innocent until proven guilty. We must play by the rules absolutely, without question because that's what we have. The rule of law, this idea that the prosecution must prove without a shadow of a doubt that they are guilty of the crimes they are acussed of. If you, the frothers, are so sure they are guilty, then put all your evidence up into a properly constituted court of law and take your chances...after all that's what America is all about, right? Don't hide them away in Cuba, guilty or not, put them here where all can see, be completely transperent.
there is a great gap between investigation, public smearing/propaganda, and long term incarceration without notification of charges or having charges brought.Damn True said:That said, you are correct in that there must be a case for prosecution. But probable cause is certainly there to allow for investigation don't you think?
Ah, I'm pretty normal when you meet me in person. This is just the highly argumentative internet me.MMike said:Oh my god Chang.... I just can't even understand what it must be like dealing with you in real life.
No, I'm just saying there is so much more going on here than the Gov is telling you about. I have no idea what actually happened, but I'm telling you that 20 Saudis didn't just hijack 4 planes and get real ****ing lucky to the point that physics bent for them. Other **** was occuring. Whatever anyone says, there are fundamental issues with the plane induced collapse theory put forward by the government which people are understandably unwilling to challenge.I don't even remember what your original point was. You're saying that the planes hit, then the gov't secret agents ran in, rigged both towers with explosives, and blew them up?
where "goes beyond the pale" is a euphemism for "unpatriotic"The following is a statement from Texas A&M University regarding recent news reports about the collapse of the World Trade Center on 9-11.
Dr. Morgan Reynolds is retired from Texas A&M University, but holds the title of Professor Emeritus-an honorary title bestowed upon select tenured faculty, who have retired with ten or more years of service. Additionally, contrary to some written reports, while some faculty emeriti are allocated office space at Texas A&M, Dr. Reynolds does not have an office on the Texas A&M campus. Any statements made by Dr. Reynolds are in his capacity as a private citizen and do not represent the views of Texas A&M University. Below is a statement released yesterday by Dr. Robert M. Gates, President of Texas A&M University:
"The American people know what they saw with their own eyes on September 11, 2001. To suggest any kind of government conspiracy in the events of that day goes beyond the pale.
Anealing is a stress reliever. Bend a steel bar back and forth a few times, it begins to fatigue. But if you anneal it, the molecules/crystals realign themselves back to (close to anyway) their orignial state thus "un-fatiguing" it.......more or less anyway........ also, annealing will un-heat-treat stuff too, (which is what I alluded to earlier)$tinkle said:any proper engineers care to chime in as to why annealing is never discussed in this thread?
it's important enough for engineering consideration for construction; shouldn't it also be part of this debate?
Which we also saw on live TV - The fire had a deep orange flame and black sooty smoke indicating it wasn't that hot.MMike said:I still maintain that the fire would be plenty hot to weaken the structure enough to send it crashing down....as we saw happen on llive TV.
Crazy eh? And this is the 3rd time we've had this argument.the Inbred said:100!1!
you use your mouth purtier than a $20 whore.MMike said:Yep....and all the computers, and carpet and water coolers and vending machines and light fixtures and paint and wallpaper and cubicles...they were all burning stoichiometrically. They couldn't possibly have contributed to the black smoke......
And I believe "stoichiometric" was the word you guys were looking for when you were throwing around "adiabatic" the other day...
I never need to be told that. I'm ALWAYS right remember?Damn True said:Merely pointing out that you were correct.
How about we comprimise here.MMike said:I never need to be told that. I'm ALWAYS right remember?
We're talking about Mike, not you.Damn True said:How about we comprimise here.
Often wrong but seldom in doubt seems a better fit.