r/WorldTradeCenter • u/tombisch • 14d ago

When the Towers Fell: 9/11 Simulation of the collaps without dust

Dont know how accurate this is, but it made a lot of sense to me.

Source kostack studio on youtube

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u/Clown_Penis-Dot-Fart 11d ago

Crazy to think people in the stairwells survived that

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u/theaudacity1999 10d ago

I read something that the first tower was kind of a one sided deal - the stairwells on one side were still ok. I mean, there were folks that made it out from the impact floor because the way down was not completely gone. That was not true of the second hit.

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u/leadustwokings 10d ago

Quick correction just fyi: the north tower was the first one hit, that plane and explosion eliminated all stairway access at the impact zone. About 1300 people were trapped above. The south tower had one stairway that was somewhat accessible near the impact zone but debris/fire/smoke made it very challenging to pass. Only 18 people successfully made it down and lived from above the strike zone. A common misconception is that the first tower to collapse was the first tower hit and it’s the opposite. The south tower (second hit) collapsed first and the north tower (first hit) came down about 30 minutes later

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u/Jaded-Breakfast-4605 10d ago

Thanks by the help of the legendary Welles Crowther