Sunday, September 03, 2006

NIST's Investigation of the Sept. 11 World Trade Center Disaster - Frequently Asked Questions

NIST's Investigation of the Sept. 11 World Trade Center Disaster - Frequently Asked Questions: "5. Why were two distinct spikes—one for each tower—seen in seismic records before the towers collapsed? Isn't this indicative of an explosion occurring in each tower?

The seismic spikes for the collapse of the WTC Towers are the result of debris from the collapsing towers impacting the ground. The spikes began approximately 10 seconds after the times for the start of each building’s collapse and continued for approximately 15 seconds. There were no seismic signals that occurred prior to the initiation of the collapse of either tower. The seismic record contains no evidence that would indicate explosions occurring prior to the collapse of the towers."

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