How did WTC 7 collapse if it wasn't a controlled demolition?

Question

Was World Trade Centre 7 a controlled demolition?

WTC 1 and 2 were hit each hit by an aeroplane, and they collapsed.

However, WTC 7 was NOT hit by a plane and did NOT suffer major fires, and yet, incredibly, it collapsed neatly into its own footprint in 6.5 seconds. WTC 5 and 6, smaller buildings closer to the twin towers were gutted by fire, but they did NOT collapse.

In 100 years of steel frame building construction, NO STEEL FRAME BUILDING HAS EVER COLLAPSED SOLELY DUE TO FIRE, even though many have burned MUCH HOTTER and FOR MUCH LONGER.

... Except, we are told, WTC 7.

Hence my question:

If WTC 7 wasn't a controlled demolition, then how did it collapse?

And if it was a controlled demolition, which the video footage looks exactly like, and Larry Silverstein the building owner implies on PBS television, then who expertly placed the explosives to implode this building?

For anyone unfamiliar with WTC 7, a massive 47 storey steel-framed skyscraper which was NOT hit by a plane but also collapsed on September 11 2001, you could try the following links:

http://wtc7.net/
http://911physics.co.nr/
(Click on WTC 7 link)
http://www.prisonplanet.com/011904wtc7.html

btw: the Silverstein group made nearly a $500 million profit just on this one building.

Answer 1

Oh yes mighty nutcase and those that weren't there to see it and instead rely on TV cameras. WTC 7 was blown up on purpose by conservatives and George Bush just to give you and a few more nuts something to yelp about. You see, we snuck in while everyone's attention was focused on WTC 2, almost got caught too. We figured that since this was home of Corporate America AT&T, we would do what conservatives always do, get the corporations, down with those capitalists pigs, down, down we say. Oops, I forgot, that is what liberal nutcases say, sorry for co-opting your war cry.

If you look right across the street from WTC 1 you will see a building not unlike WTC 7 that was not hit, called the Banker's Trust building. It has been vacant since 9/11 because it is in danger of collapse. Why is it standing and WTC 7 is not, well it is a little thing called a street and distance which WTC 7 did not have the luxury of hiding behind, plus WTC 7 was connected to WTC 1 & 2, or haven't you ever gone there.

I will give you 10 points for the stupidest question though.

You know I liked you nutcases better when you liked Michael Moore's idoitic version.

Answer 2

Watch the PBS Special on this subject, and you will learn that it had to do with the floors being made from adobe, the fire-protective foam that was spread on the steel could not withstand the intense heat, so the side steel supports gave way, then the floors collapsed. To answer your question, "No. It was not a controlled demolition. Nothing like this had ever happened before, and building codes have been changed as a result of this horrific event."

Answer 3

Conspiracy theorist say World Trade Center 7 is the best proof for controlled demolition because it wasn't hit by Airliners and only had a few fires. But this is deceptive because while building 7 wasn't hit by an airliner it was hit by the large perimeter columns of the Tower collapse. It was 400 ft away but the towers were more than 1300 ft tall. As the tower peeled open it easily tilted over to reach building 7.

All the buildings just as far away from both towers were hit. The others were either very short buildings which didn't have to support a massive load above or had no fire. Only Building 7 had unfought fires and the massive load of 40 stories above the them.

Answer 4

The most interesting thing about building seven collasping is that they destroyed it within hours of WTC 1 and 2's collapse. It's one thing if it was examined, deemed unsafe and then was destroyed days or weeks later, but on the same day? I suppose people like Colorado think the charges were set after the collaspe of WTC 1 and 2. Some people need to get a clue.

Answer 5

The world trade centers where tubular construction, if a jet hit theEmpire State Building it would not colapse it's steel frame and concrete.
I worked in#7 it was located in the bowl and took serious damage. Of course the building set over the mall and the mall flooded and colapsed removing the support for the building.And fire in a steel tube building is dangerous.

Answer 6

No the fires.. the fires.. and Osama and MmM whats building 7?...lol.. Those will be typical responses and even though all the evidence points to a controlled demolition people just will not believe that Bush is capable of such a thing even though they do not know him. In addition Larry Silverstein did indeed say "Pull It" a common term in construction which means to implode the building.

Answer 7

I thought there were fires near the bottom. Although not hot enough to melt steel fire can still weaken it so that's probably the reason. That's also one of the main reasons why the twins themselves fell I think, the fires caused the steel to weaken (not melt, nowhere near hot enough for that) and then... you know the rest.
I'd presume also having a whole load of debris crashing into the tower might have a few effects.

Answer 8

i think our own govt. was responsible for alot of evils under Bush rule, but one of them is NOT demoloshing a building COINCEDENTALLY right next to two towers hit by planes by terrorists. get a clue, and dont let fear grow in to paranoia. you're just living a life that the terrorists wanted you to live, a life of doubt. (by the way i voted for the fool, and i wont every vote republican again but more cause of what happened in response to the katrina victims,not cause of 9/11)

Answer 9

People don't want to believe our govenrment would do something so terrible..I do and it's not the first time they have done something like this so I think it is more than possible.

Most have grown up with blinders on. Ask a school kid what the Holocaust was and they have NO IDEA!!!!!!!

Answer 10

I watched the video the guy said pull it, which means bring it down, and their are expert explosive companies that do this all the time. Haven't you seen footage of old hotels and casinos in Vegas being blown up. Daaaaaaaaam, where have you been.

REMY D..... It is not the consertives going around claiming their was a government conspiracy, it's the liberal nut cases doing that seen. You guy are wacked.