Quote Originally Posted by mrbig1 View Post
Has anyone ever saw a building come straight down? Building 7 wasn't hit but it came straight down as well. Only demolition buildings come straight down. I don't care what people say. I have eyes of my own and can think for myself. I believe it was terrorists but our Government knew about it and did nothing. So they helped it along with demolition. I'm willing to listen if someone could explain this to me. So start explaining.
In the event of a catostrophic structural failure, large skyscrapers are designed to collapse DOWNWARDS.

What does more damage to the surrounding area? A building collapsing down and covering it's own area or toplling sideways and covering SEVERAL city blocks.