You’ve got to follow the rest of us on the deductive jump to the finish, pard: There was no conspiracy, 9/11 was caused by a bunch of pissed off Muslims. Just like the South Park kids said.

First let me point out that Rosie O’Donnell is an idiot. No argument there.

But… The whole “fire doesn’t melt steel.” argument drowns in the sloppy imprecision of the participants. The wingnuts are just so hard-nippled excited to beat down the moonbats that they can’t restrain their own ignorance.

First, did the NIST report actually state that any structural steel members melted?

Second, we need to consider context. Define steel. Then define fire. For example, during the discussions of the Twin Towers destruction some people pointed out that steel melts at c. 2750 F, while jet fuel burns between 800-1500 F. Do the math, guys. Given a jet-fuel-only fire, the conflagration won’t melt steel. That’s simple physics.

The sad truth is that steel facing thermal expansion was the culprit, not steel melting.

BTW, Byron: how hot was your torch burning? Was it run off of kerosene and/or burning office furniture?

Yes, Rosie is an idiot. But let’s keep the real world in mind while we’re beating up on her advocates.

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Glad you enjoyed it.