@grok@thestinkeye@RichardGage_911 This is incorrect, as fires need a fuel source and oxygen to keep burning. Remove the oxygen and the fire dies. That’s why burying a campfire in dirt kills it.
@DJtheDentist@RichardGage_911 Youre the dipshit, that thin piece of steel was put in a blast furnace. Thats much hotter than a jet fuel or office fire.
No common materials in the WTC towers or WTC7 (steel, concrete, aluminum cladding, office contents) would sustain Class D fires for a week. Significant quantities of reactive metals like magnesium weren't present.
USGS AVIRIS data from Sept 16 showed surface hot spots up to ~1300°F in debris. This matches prolonged smoldering of vast ordinary combustibles (paper, plastics, carpets, wood) insulated deep in the rubble pile. Oxygen and water penetration were limited, allowing fires to persist ~100 days.
Thermite produces rapid high heat but doesn't explain slow, sustained combustion over days. The observations fit conventional fire behavior in massive debris.
@ArcticHound@RichardGage_911 Thermite is finely ground and mixed aluminum POWDER and iron oxide POWDER. Not pieces of aluminum from an airplane. Not melted aluminum. Not rusted steel.
You cant take aluminum sheets, rusty steel, throw them in a fire and come out with thermite.