9/11

[Aash Li]

lols sorry, I wanted to toss in my two pennies before we went back on track, and yes that was directed at Valda.

[shamelessposer]

1. What were you doing at the time of the terroist attacks in New York? And how did you find out that it did happen?

 

I was in school. I didn't find out what happened until fifth period, because the official school ruling was to shut down radios and televisions to "protect" the students from the real world. Did I mention I was a sophomore in high school at the time?

 

2. Why did you think the terroists did this?

 

The 9/11 bombers were trying to make several points and raise international awareness about their organization. The latter succeeded, but the former... not so much.

 

3. What do you think they could have done better? (opptinal)

 

They could have prevented it. The administration had plenty of warning that the attacks would happen, and did nothing to stop them.

 

4. What they did wrong?

 

See above.

 

5. Do you think that the buildings design had anything to do with the enormous amount of life lost in the 9/11 attacks?

 

The buildings were designed to take a direct hit from a plane. The problem,as I understand it, was that the buildings were designed to take a direct hit from the planes at the time of the WTC's construction... and planes have gotten bigger in the last twenty-five years.

 

6. How would you have designed the buildings different and how that would have made the buildings safer?

 

I'm not an architect. Those who did design the building did the best they could with the knowledge available to them at the time.

 

7. The Freedom Tower, a good idea or another death trap?

 

Neither. It's just a big, ugly building that will cover up what should be considered, for all intents and purposes, a historical site. I say leave the empty lot as it is, or maybe turn it into a park. Maybe even do a Vietnam Memorial-style wall with the names of everyone who died in the September 11 attacks. But putting an even bigger ugly building on the same plot of land seems like a way of ignoring what came before.

[RevanA4]

ok ppls about the disign of the twin towers they were disign do take a direct hit from an airplane the problem was the point in the build at which they were hit from what I understand any higher or lower and they would still be standing today and I've heard that from mulitiple different sources and the design had more to do with the lives that were saved and not with the lives that were lost

 

thats just my to pennies

[REDJOHNNYMIKE]

@RTG, the hard thing I have about believing that, is that each tower was hit at a different point.

 

Interesting Prime, I didn't remember hearing about the floors being open, walls definitely would have slowed the collapse to a certain extent.

Although, I think you forgot the Empire State Building, had a plane crash into it at one point;)

 

@LYIAD, ah yes the country where the evil Christains oppress everyone, yet you won't allow me my basic freedom of speech, take a look in the mirror;)

[RevanA4]

@RTG, the hard thing I have about believing that, is that each tower was hit at a different point.

 

 

well actually the points at which they got hit were critical points in the structures which had more to do with them colapsing than the plane its self

[REDJOHNNYMIKE]

OK:), It seemed you were implying that there was one critical point they all hit.

[Astrotoy7]

Questions:

 

1. I was asleep, I woke up and saw it on the news

 

2. Al Qaeda achieved exactly what they wanted, to plant the seeds of fear and hatred into the hearts and minds of peoples of the western world. The unfortunate result of this is that normal, law abiding muslims living in these countries are being villified. I have experienced this myself and it sucks.

 

3. Done better ? It depends who 'they' means:

Al Qaeda: attacked a non civilian target.

US Govt: apprehend Osama Bin-Laden. It is absolutely dumbfounding how the combined efforts of the miltary and intelligence organisations of the world are unable to produce this result. Apprehending him will not bring an end to terrorism, but it would ease the minds of many people. Of course, eased minds are not what governments with agendas in the middle east want.

 

4. What they did wrong?

Al Qaeda: attacked a non civilian target

US Govt : using magic and angel dust, link Saddam and Iraq to the atatck, and thereby create a war that is costing the lives of allied soldiers on a daily basis. WMDs were given as a red herring excuse and still none have been produced. There are badass dictators around the world, but not many with valuable oil resources. Also circumventing the UN in this process was just plain arrogant of behalf of Bush and cohorts.

 

5. Building's design: This has been proven uncategorically. The 'flatslab' design is infamous for collapsing under stress. It has happenned before, most notably in a Korean dept store in the mid 90s(and that was not related to an attack of any sort)

 

6. This is an engineering question. I dont see why they have to be so tall. Such building inevitably become targets of such deranged individuals/organisations

 

7. "we gotta build one bigger and better" is not the response alot of the families and friends of the victims would have come up with. I think a smaller elegant building and a memorial park/musuem would be best, but this should be done in consultation with the families.

 

mtfbwya

[lukeiamyourdad]

@LYIAD, ah yes the country where the evil Christains oppress everyone, yet you won't allow me my basic freedom of speech, take a look in the mirror;)

 

Learn to take a joke man.

[RC-1162]

3. What do you think they could have done better? (opptinal)

really dumb question

 

 

6. How would you have designed the buildings different and how that would have made the buildings safer?

 

actually, the pillars surrounding the walls of the building was designed to take on the strain and give enough time for people to evacuate. engineers and architects anticipate anything and everything you know? the way the WTC was built helped many people to survive and evacuate. and the staircase bieng built closer to the core was a bit safer. since it was the outer arears that were effected by the blast, they were most likely to suffer fire. The design of the WTC 1 helped it to stay up for about 1 hr and 15 mins. The WTC 2 stayed up for 56 mins.