One of 9-11's Most Impressive Moments

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September 11, 2014, 10:05:16 PM Last Edit: September 11, 2015, 05:32:35 AM by bayonetbrant
One of the most stunning achievements of 9-11 was how fast the air traffic control system put everyone on the ground. The "before" picture is around 0930 or so, with about 10,000 planes in the air nationwide. 60 minutes later, there were about 150 (the "after" picture), and most of them were circling runways waiting for other planes to clear so they could land.

In one hour, they put over nine thousand planes on the ground.




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Centurion40

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September 12, 2014, 07:52:11 AM
Yeah, no kidding.  The pics of grounded commercial airliners lined-up on runways, tarmacs and taxiways is also compelling.

Our local, small international airport.



a bigger pic



an even smaller airport in Gander, NFLD

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bayonetbrant

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September 12, 2014, 08:21:50 AM
The story of Gander is one of the best stories to come out of 9-11.  They tripled the size of the town when they dropped a few dozen intercontinental flights on that place, and the town opened their arms to everyone.
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Martok

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September 12, 2014, 02:30:24 PM
Amazing -- all of it. 
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endfire79

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September 14, 2014, 08:43:19 AM
impressive!
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bayonetbrant

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September 11, 2015, 05:32:50 AM
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Sir Slash

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September 11, 2015, 10:33:03 AM
I'll bet Bin Laden didn't see THAT coming.
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Boggit

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September 12, 2015, 09:06:47 AM
I saw an interesting and persuasive docu last night that suggests that molten aluminium from the airframe of the plane reacted with water from the sprinkler system causing the explosions unaccounted for by the official report. I thought it compelling evidence, and debunks the conspiracy theory about bombs being placed in the buildings (as the buildings were designed to withstand an air collision).

http://www.channel5.com/shows/conspiracy-the-missing-evidence/episodes/twin-towers-the-missing-evidence
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bayonetbrant

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September 12, 2015, 12:32:25 PM
You realize you just activated the Slaaksignal, right?
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September 12, 2015, 01:53:18 PM
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September 12, 2015, 02:09:32 PM
OK, got it! ;D :2funny:

He'll be pretty disappointed with my link - 2 scientists, one a chemist, one a metallurgist both independently disproving the government bombs conspiracy theory.

They do cast doubt on the official report, but not in the way that it suggests that the US govt/Israel was behind the explosions. It's all about the aluminium fuselage melting at high temperatures, then contacting the water in the sprinkler system in the floors below. A chemical reaction resulting from the crash causing the explosions that were reported just before the collapse.
The most shocking fact about war is that its victims and its instruments are individual human beings, and that these individual beings are condemned by the monstrous conventions of politics to murder or be murdered in quarrels not their own. Aldous Huxley

Foul Temptress! (Mirth replying to Gus) ;)

On a good day, our legislature has the prestige of a drunk urinating on a wall at 4am and getting most of it on his shoe. On a good day  ::) Steelgrave

It's kind of silly to investigate whether or not a Clinton is lying. That's sort of like investigating why the sky is blue. Banzai_Cat

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September 12, 2015, 05:41:19 PM
'Wing wins the internet with that cartoon!
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