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Complete Structural Breakdown: Discover Why AI 171’s Crash Differs from 9/11’s WTC Collapse
A recent AI 171 crash into a medical college hostel led to understandable comparisons with the 9/11 collapses. A structural engineering lens shows why those comparisons are flawed. Conventional beam–column frames disperse loads differently from the World Trade Center’s tube-and-truss system. On 9/11, high-speed, fully fueled impacts and multi-floor fires created conditions for progressive collapse…
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If the West Bends Over Any Further, We’ll Be Left with a Broken Spine: Nations and Muslim Appeasement
This insightful blog post delves into the complex issue of appeasement in Western nations and its potential consequences in the face of extremist Islamic jihadist ideologies. Drawing from historical events and lessons, it cautions against the dangers of bending too far in the direction of compassion, underscoring the need for a careful balance between empathy…