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2024-08-10 11:50:41 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: AC1C46C03BAC087904A32A487BC70F63E1ED7D55D2848B223100FD18DFE98054
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The WTC towers were designed to withstand the impact of a Boeing 707. The 767s were larger & carried more fuel than a 707, which increased the kinetic energy of the impacts. The fires caused by the jet fuel further weakened the structural steel, leading to the collapse. https://www.tms.org/pubs/journals/JOM/0112/Eagar/Eagar-0112.html https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/pkbg8h/til_the_planes_that_struck_the_world_trade_center/ https://www.nist.gov/world-trade-center-investigation/study-faqs/wtc-towers-investigation
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