Researchers at Purdue University have created what they claim is the first scientifically accurate animated simulation of the crash and collapse of the towers on 9/11. The animated simulations were a massive undertaking, and are intended to give civil engineers and others a more accurate picture of how and why the structures collapsed. According to Purdue, "The simulation depicts how a plane tore through several stories of the
World Trade Center north tower within a half-second and found that the
weight of the fuel acted like a flash
flood of flaming liquid, knocking out essential structural columns
within the building and removing fireproofing insulation from other
support structures."
TowleTech is written by TR correspondent Daniel Williford.