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β | This is another | + | This is another one of the "[[My Hobby]]" series, where [[Randall]] tells about a strange hobby. This comic is a reference to the "{{rw|9/11}} {{w|9/11 truther|Was An Inside Job}}" theory that the {{w|World Trade Center (1973β2001)|World Trade Center}} in {{w|New York City}} was blown up by a "controlled demolition". This is a fairly {{rw|9/11#Molten_steel_was_found_in_the_basement_seven_weeks_later.2C_and_jet_fuel_can.27t_melt_steel_beams|common argument}} that is seen on the internet. |
[[Hairy]]'s statement that "jet fuel can't burn hot enough to melt steel" references a common argument used by conspiracy theorists in references to the attacks. The official investigation concluded that the combination of the impact of the jets and the subsequent fire sufficiently compromised the structural steel beams of the towers that they lost integrity and collapsed. People who do not accept this conclusion frequently insist that the flame temperatures resulting from burning jet fuel is less than the melting point of steel, and so argue that the official explanation must be wrong, supporting their argument that the towers were deliberately brought down by explosives, planted by some conspiracy. | [[Hairy]]'s statement that "jet fuel can't burn hot enough to melt steel" references a common argument used by conspiracy theorists in references to the attacks. The official investigation concluded that the combination of the impact of the jets and the subsequent fire sufficiently compromised the structural steel beams of the towers that they lost integrity and collapsed. People who do not accept this conclusion frequently insist that the flame temperatures resulting from burning jet fuel is less than the melting point of steel, and so argue that the official explanation must be wrong, supporting their argument that the towers were deliberately brought down by explosives, planted by some conspiracy. |