What would they have done with the Twin Towers if they hadn't collapsed completely?

Brid Hegarty

Take the north tower that was hit first, and hit higher up than the second tower; lets say the fire it created just went out after a while. What would they have done to the building then? Could it have been salvaged? For anyone who remembers it when they saw it on TV just after the first tower was hit; what were you expecting the end would be?

I'm guessing that no matter what happened after the second tower was hit, that because it was because it was hit so far down, that they'd have had to demolish it if it didn't fall.

Oops!

Your answering your own question.

o1s1n

It really must have been something else to see them falling in person.

I visited New York in 2002 and the sheer size of the hole left in the landscape at ground zero was a sight to behold. Couldn't get my head around trying to imagine that two skyscrapers had stood there.

BrianD3

I only heard about the attacks after the South tower had already collapsed. Rushed home to watch sky news and still didn't expect to see the North come down. I well remember the camera was focused on the top of the tower, the large mast on the roof started to move down and that was it.

Even If the North had stayed standing would the foundations have been compromised by the South collapse, necessitating hugely expensive works?

silliussoddius

The thermites would have got to them eventually.

Jim_Hodge

As the OP answered his own question are we just reverting to another 'where were you when the twin towers were hit?'

buried

Built a Third Tower.

And called the place "Ground Adidas"

Graces7

A shocking sight... They would have had to down the rest for safety due to associated damage to foundations and structure of the explosion .. I was on " chat" on the internet when it happened, to a journalist friend in the US. The internet chat facility was a great support to so many that day as the shock waves reverberated .

Brid Hegarty

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120295785#Comment_120295785

Of course you'd have to be nasty... like all smokers are. I didn't answer my own question, I'd said "I'm guessing" what the outcome would be; and that was only with regard to just one of the towers.

Brid Hegarty

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120296631#Comment_120296631

Can't see how it would weaken the foundations. If the bombing in 1993 didn't weaken the foundations, then this hardly would've.

o1s1n

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120300766#Comment_120300766

It's really hard to know. The force exerted by a big plane like a Boing 767 traveling at a few hundred km/h would be huge.

A B-25 flew into the Empire State Building in 1945 and it's still standing today.

Size wise though it's a hell of a lot smaller than a 767. Great comparison below showing the sheer size of what hit the WTC versus a B-25.

Lewis_Benson

Built a GAA pitch.

greenspurs

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120300928#Comment_120300928

Was there grants available ?

AllForIt

l think they would have taken the shorter one and put it on top of the other one.

Lewis_Benson

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120440170#Comment_120440170

Indeedn there was.

Danny Healy Rae and Micheal Conners O'MacGillicuddy put up the fees out of a local raffle for a 1994 Rover 216, they made 600 pounds!

kirk.

What about the fella that did the tightrope walk between them

cj maxx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120442678#Comment_120442678

I have that doc ‘man on wire ‘ recorded

Electric Gypsy

If the north tower was the only one hit, and if the fire eventually went out, then they'd only have had to re-build about 15 floors.

If only one tower fell and the other was left intact, then there'd be more pressure to rebuild a new tower, which of course would have to be identical. And that would be interesting, if there were two towers looking the same, but with one having been built with dated building regulation codes, and the other being a house of cards in the event of an severe accident. A lot of people at the time wanted to rebuild the towers exactly as they were, and Donald Trump was a big advocate for this; as he of course wouldn't really empathise with the fact that people had died there!

https://www.quora.com/WTC-One-is-a-strong-building-Would-the-same-attack-that-happened-with-the-Twin-Towers-be-capable-of-bringing-down-WTC-One

kirk.

How would they get the stuff up to rebuild

I thought these cranes went.up with the building

Strumms

The B-25 would have had multiple tonnes less fuel than the 767. It weighed multiple tonnes less itself, a much smaller airframe.

The B-25 would have hit at a far slower speed.

SuperBowserWorld

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120443548#Comment_120443548

Physics is amazing.

o1s1n

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120443548#Comment_120443548

You will note I touched on those things with the comparison photo showing the absolutely massive difference between the two planes.

Will_I_Amnt

Some buildings around the towers were taken down, and they had to take them down one brick at a time and analyze ever single brick for any tiny specs of human remains (just as was done with the debris from the towers themselves) to assist in the process of issuing death certificates.

Sad.

orourkeda1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120442678#Comment_120442678

That guy should donate his testicles to medical reserach.

greenspurs

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120442678#Comment_120442678

No one will ever repeat that !

Brid Hegarty

I wonder if they could have actually saved a few lives by having a helicopter hover close to the north tower above the impact zone, and throwing a rope to people hanging out the windows. If the person tied the rope around their waste (through the belt), and if the helicopter pulled off at the right angle, then my guess is that a few lives have been saved! I wouldn’t blame anyone for not thinking of this at the time.

greenspurs

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120451709#Comment_120451709

definately ....

or if they had a big slide, and they could have slid down and landed in the Hudson....

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120442745#Comment_120442745

Where have you it "recorded", 1995?

greenspurs

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120451724#Comment_120451724

Apologies. That was a very stupid suggestion................

Where would they have stored all the lifejackets required for it !!!!!??

Duh ..... Silly me.

Brid Hegarty

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120451752#Comment_120451752

Well your suggestion depends on an ‘if’, mine doesn’t. As in if the clock could be turned back, that would be the only way to save lives within the time limit.

greenspurs

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120451783#Comment_120451783

Maybe if they had put the lifejackets over their desks, or under their seats !!! AHA !

Or would parachutes have been a better idea?

Could store them in the bottom drawer of desks .......

But no, lifting a couple of thousand out by helicopter one at a time, is better ....... Why wasnt it used ?

Its a pity no one thought of that before it happened....22 years ago.....