She said that fire could not melt steel. I am from Pittsburgh and every child that goes through our public school system is taught about the history of the city a major portion of that being the steel industry. How did they use industrial furnaces in the process of making steel, if the steel could not be melted by fire (ie heat)? Did I misunderstand what she said?
2007-03-30 02:54:18 · 32 answers · asked by gerafalop 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I am from PITTSBURGH too.
I work at Edgar Thompson Steel Works (USS) several times a year. Fire does melt steel. Depending in the grade of steel, you can melt it at low as 1,800 degrees.
Since you are from Pittsburgh, remember that lumber yard under that bridge that caught on fire years ago? Now, do you recall that the steel in the bridge became warped from the heat?
Rosie is a PURE IDIOT!!!!!!!!
2007-03-31 02:31:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 5⤋
Rosie was talking about the Salomon Brothers Building (more commonly known as WTC7 or World Trade Building 7) NOT the Twin towers which were hit by planes.
So many people are misquoting her and being ignorant in their replies because of that unfortunately.
No steel framed skyscraper has ever collapsed due to fire, before or after 9/11, most people who find out about WTC7, believe it was brought down by a controlled demolition, even demolition experts agree.
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2007-03-31 04:17:03 · answer #2 · answered by Princess 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Her comment is regarding the statement made by architects of the building who stated that the jet fuel and the fire was not generating enough heat to melt the steel. Obviously, steel can melt...but the jet fuel had dissipated long before the towers came down. And the architects stated that the steel infrastructure of the building should have remained intact if the bricks and mortar came down. Also, the remains of the building did not show melted steel - it showed evidence of a blast...not a meltdown.
2007-03-30 03:02:42 · answer #3 · answered by Super Ruper 6 · 8⤊ 4⤋
She has no idea what jet fuel does when it burns especially with all the combustibles that were in a modern office building. Its pretty bad when ABC allows an employee to have so limited knowledge of the basic principals of steel melting at high temperatures. But off goes Rosie that fool of TV who has more conspiracy theories than anyone. Its time for Trump to get off this World Wrestling junk and crack Rosie a few more times to send her completely over the edge.
2007-03-30 03:32:16 · answer #4 · answered by ALASPADA 6 · 1⤊ 5⤋
standard fire, or a naturally occurring fire will not melt steel. However if you ignite a fuel with a high flash point (like acetylene) then you can melt steel.
2007-03-30 02:58:18 · answer #5 · answered by smedrik 7 · 5⤊ 4⤋
Ever see a car fire? very little is left after most of the Steel melts as well.
2007-03-30 03:09:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 5⤋
WTC7, although ravaged by fire, was not hit by airplanes as the other two towers were.
But the fire from the attacks caused that building to collapse.
According to her:
# The fires in WTC 7 were not evenly distributed, so a perfect collapse was impossible.
The experts are also questioning this.
Rosie didn't come up with this theory.
She's just saying this on a popular show.
2007-03-30 03:01:29 · answer #7 · answered by Magma H 6 · 6⤊ 6⤋
She is saying the fires inside the buildings of the world trade center were not hot enough and therefore couldn't of melted the steel infrastructure holding the building up.
Its an interesting angle, especially when you consider that no steel beam skyscraper (with the exception of the WTC) has collapsed due to structure fire.
Personally I feel the collapse of the WTC 7 (The third building to collapse) was too perfect, it looked like a controlled demolition.
2007-03-30 03:01:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 7⤋
Rosie is uneducated on the issue, she is blind sited by what her Liberal conspiracy buddies are feeding her. Steel can be melted by fire, as I'm sure you know coming from that city!! anything can be liquified by fire if hot enough...
Steel melts at around 1370 degrees F, And although Airplane fuel doesn't burn that hot, when it explodes and catches objects around it to burn then that in effect will cause the fire to get hotter!!!!
2007-03-30 03:04:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 7⤋
Jet fuel burns at 1,100 -1,200 degrees Celsius (2,012 -2,190 degrees Fahrenheit), while steel melts at 1,510 degrees Celsius (2,750 degrees Fahrenheit). The fires were not hot enough to "melt" the steel, however, in the WTC attacks pockets of fire were said to have hit 1,000 degrees Celsius (1,832 degrees Fahrenheit). Considering that at 980 degrees Celsius (1,800 degrees Fahrenheit) steel only retains 10% of its original strength, It didn't need to melt in order for the towers to fall. Rosie took facts out of context and twisted them to fit her personal opinions.
2007-03-30 03:14:15 · answer #10 · answered by Political Enigma 6 · 5⤊ 6⤋