http://georgewashington.blogspot.com/2007/07/1-sentence-debunking-of-nis...

"The condition of the steel in the wreckage of the WTC towers (i.e., whether it was in a molten state or not) was irrelevant to the investigation of the collapse since it does not provide any conclusive information on the condition of the steel when the WTC towers were standing." http://911research.wtc7.net/reviews/nist/WTC_FAQ_reply.html#13

This statement is another single sentence self-debunking by NIST themselves. They have declared their entire investigation "irrelevant", since structural steel (i.e. material used to support steel framed structures) in a molten state has been labeled as "irrelevant to the investigation" and off limits.

This is equivalent to making an investigation about a car shooting, but declaring the condition of the bullets "irrelevant to the investigation". Oops--sorry, that's the JFK investigation and the indestructible magic bullet theory. NIST's answer in their FAQ is so outrageously absurd and even insulting to our intelligence that it's hard to believe anyone would fall for B.S. like this.

The condition of the steel should have been central to the investigation of the collapse of the towers--not "irrelevant", as NIST puts it. The report can be dismissed for this reason alone, much like the example given by GW.

Again, their answer asserts that the molten steel could have been caused after the towers fell to the ground. This idea is extremely disingenuous for two reasons. First of all, there was no investigation, so how could NIST determine that the steel was melted after the collapse. It is a bald assertion unsupported by any investigation. Second of all, these temperatures would be almost impossible to achieve with conventional methods, as explained by Thomas Eagar:

“The fire is the most misunderstood part of the WTC collapse. Even today, the media report (and many scientists believe) that the steel melted. It is argued that the jet fuel burns very hot, especially with so much fuel present. This is not true.... The temperature of the fire at the WTC was not unusual, and it was most definitely not capable of melting steel. In combustion science, there are three basic types of flames, namely, a jet burner, a premixed flame, and a diffuse flame.... In a diffuse flame, the fuel and the oxidant are not mixed before ignition, but flow together in an uncontrolled manner and combust when the fuel/oxidant ratios reach values within the flammable range. A fireplace is a diffuse flame burning in air, as was the WTC fire. Diffuse flames generate the lowest heat intensities of the three flame types... The maximum flame temperature increase for burning hydrocarbons (jet fuel) in air is, thus, about 1000 °C -- hardly sufficient to melt steel at 1500 °C.” Eagar, T. W. and Musso, C. (2001). “
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Arabesque: 911 Truth

ever bother to test for explosives?

If not, why not?

Its likely you already know this, but just in case you don't...

Its not possible to put a link to your website into a comment on Huffington Post. I've tried several times but as soon as I hit the post comment button, I get a dialogue telling me that the comment has been removed due to 'bad words'.

I don't know if it just applies to me or if its universal. I have persistently tried to sneak 9/11 awareness comments on to the site [got away with a couple too!] so they may have me on some sort of shitlist.

Good work George!