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Marty McGraw

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Thu Dec 31, 2015, 06:48 PM

Dec 2015

to thank when it comes to screaming common sense, really. Still good to know there are others around to peer through adversarial muck. I'm sure there are a whole bunch more out there, but I think resort to a battered victim ambivalence toward the issue seeing how rabid the moneyed voices tend to scream the loudest against the obvious.

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Fire breaks out in Dubai skyscraper [View all] OKNancy Dec 2015 OP

That's going to be difficult to evacuate and extinguish. leveymg Dec 2015 #1

Video MowCowWhoHow III Dec 2015 #2

That's awful matt819 Dec 2015 #9

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2015 #3

Near the Burj... VMA131Marine Dec 2015 #4

Waiting for the video of it collapsing in its own footprint in 10 seconds dixiegrrrrl Dec 2015 #5

Do you realize how utterly callous and woefully misinformed that comment looks? nt greyl Dec 2015 #6

sounds reasonable to me. wildbilln864 Dec 2015 #67

Depends on how it was built. ManiacJoe Jan 2016 #149

Yep. merrifield Dec 2015 #7

Actually, after the towers were built, they learned of several issues, ChairmanAgnostic Dec 2015 #16

It has been explained multiple times dbackjon Dec 2015 #26

Hello dbackjon, nice to meet you! Mira Dec 2015 #31

Unfortunate. But the first step to solving a problem is admitting you have a problem. AtheistCrusader Dec 2015 #36

Are we projecting now or Mira Dec 2015 #37

I'm convinced you know not what you are doing when you perpetuate that bullshit. AtheistCrusader Dec 2015 #49

Thanks, great suggestion, Mira Dec 2015 #53

For an atheist, Blus4u Dec 2015 #68

LOL arikara Dec 2015 #106

Sure it can... haikugal Jan 2016 #134

Count me as One Marty McGraw Dec 2015 #38

fucking exactly! Thank you! n/t wildbilln864 Dec 2015 #73

way too many holes Marty McGraw Dec 2015 #84

yep! Thanks! n/t wildbilln864 Dec 2015 #86

The rubble pile was hot enough to melt all the aluminum that the WTC was clad with. hack89 Dec 2015 #74

the fire was hot enough yes wildbilln864 Dec 2015 #82

Thermite doesn't burn for minutes much less weeks hack89 Dec 2015 #83

did you inspect it or wildbilln864 Dec 2015 #85

Many more engineers and scientists agree with me. hack89 Dec 2015 #90

no they don't! wildbilln864 Dec 2015 #93

Thermite isn't necessary Marty McGraw Dec 2015 #87

Great sir, thank you again! eom. wildbilln864 Dec 2015 #88

Nothing Marty McGraw Dec 2015 #91

But there is no evidence of molten steel hack89 Dec 2015 #89

there is plenty! wildbilln864 Dec 2015 #94

Then there must be plenty of links. Let's see them. nt hack89 Dec 2015 #95

I learned long ago that resorting to name calling, put downs, and insults dixiegrrrrl Dec 2015 #55

or even a coerced Marty McGraw Dec 2015 #57

Only a complete and utter IDIOT huh! wildbilln864 Dec 2015 #70

You must be kidding. On DU? rjsquirrel Dec 2015 #77

omg...are you a truther? Demonaut Jan 2016 #138

+1,000,000 GoneFishin Dec 2015 #11

first thing i thought of too n/t questionseverything Dec 2015 #13

Dubai High Rise Fire - Not like 9/11 teach1st Dec 2015 #15

You did me a favor. johnp3907 Dec 2015 #18

Oh goody...then we both win! n/t dixiegrrrrl Dec 2015 #23

They are idiots dbackjon Dec 2015 #27

I believe thermite and other incindiaries brought down building 7 and also the towers on 911! wildbilln864 Dec 2015 #78

Actually one guy agrees with you...Richard Gage... EX500rider Jan 2016 #137

well that's your assumption not mine... wildbilln864 Jan 2016 #142

I am sure plenty of people believe the world is flat... EX500rider Jan 2016 #143

true but wildbilln864 Jan 2016 #144

Another one here... arikara Dec 2015 #110

How could you say so well what I was also thinking? Mira Dec 2015 #34

It won't collapse because the sprinklers worked, fire doors and baffles worked, and the fire never AtheistCrusader Dec 2015 #39

Aircraft crash into clouds every single day, but we don't see cloud collapse on their footprint PersonNumber503602 Dec 2015 #42

I like you. AtheistCrusader Dec 2015 #51

I read you - Mira Dec 2015 #44

It burned extensively for hours. The structure was observed buckling under its own weight long AtheistCrusader Dec 2015 #54

Thanks. Mira Dec 2015 #60

Dubai fire is on the exterior. AtheistCrusader Dec 2015 #62

Because Marty McGraw Dec 2015 #96

And there are fire doors/plenums that prevent it from going further. AtheistCrusader Jan 2016 #148

i am sure the collapse of 1 & 2 sent shock waves we CAN'T SEE. oooooh, it was GHOSTS! pansypoo53219 Dec 2015 #64

That's a load of bullshit for sure! wildbilln864 Dec 2015 #92

So much was made Marty McGraw Dec 2015 #101

you keep nailing it! please... wildbilln864 Dec 2015 #103

it's remarkable Marty McGraw Dec 2015 #108

It is indeed remarkable. wildbilln864 Dec 2015 #114

It's shameful to see... AZCat Dec 2015 #124

probably since some special Marty McGraw Dec 2015 #125

You should. It's horrible what you people have done. AZCat Dec 2015 #127

and yet it pains me Marty McGraw Dec 2015 #129

Majority of their stay? AZCat Dec 2015 #131

It would seem as such Marty McGraw Jan 2016 #132

Maybe. AZCat Jan 2016 #133

Less than three thousand engineers. In a nation that mints over 30,000 new engineers every year from AtheistCrusader Jan 2016 #146

exactly right, both water mains were out & they had to let 7 burn & a good call to pull out firemen. Sunlei Dec 2015 #113

Post removed Post removed Dec 2015 #35

i agree PersonNumber503602 Dec 2015 #40

It's almost as simple Marty McGraw Dec 2015 #50

Hey, they're not a scientist, man! nt geek tragedy Dec 2015 #52

Yeah, nevermind that a GIANT PLANE DIDN'T CRASH INTO THE DUBAI BUILDING. geek tragedy Dec 2015 #48

The stupidity is strong with this one. FLPanhandle Dec 2015 #59

Exactly rjsquirrel Dec 2015 #79

the stupid lies wildbilln864 Dec 2015 #116

What a shitty thing to say about a fellow DUer. Octafish Jan 2016 #145

yes me too! k & r. n/t wildbilln864 Dec 2015 #66

For some time I've been looking for DU's all-time ugliest post Orrex Dec 2015 #69

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Ha Reter Jan 2016 #141

It wasn't a 'big' fire. It was a surface fire. Basically burned the insulation off the building. AtheistCrusader Jan 2016 #147

Oh God, those poor people LittleBlue Dec 2015 #8

No injuries according to this article bunnies Dec 2015 #24

That is truly miraculous LittleBlue Dec 2015 #32

For certain! bunnies Dec 2015 #33

Well, you have to take that assertion with a grain of salt matt819 Dec 2015 #41

A grain of salt is needed for sure. bunnies Dec 2015 #43

A salt block would be more like it. n/t sarge43 Dec 2015 #56

I would take that Dubai doesn't have any fire codes at all? LiberalArkie Dec 2015 #10

Witnesses on SkyNews are saying that codes are strong teach1st Dec 2015 #12

I was just looking at how far it spread up and across the floor. LiberalArkie Dec 2015 #14

So far no hospitals are reporting any burn victims. LiberalArkie Dec 2015 #17

Hard to believe that there won't be casualties, though daleo Dec 2015 #21

I've never seen a skyscraper go up in flames like that. In the west there are so many safety underahedgerow Dec 2015 #19

Codes on paper are one thing. Payoffs to inspectors and contractors are another. Dubai - who knows? Ford_Prefect Dec 2015 #25

point counterpoint MowCowWhoHow III Dec 2015 #20

i wonder if ISIS is responsible patsimp Dec 2015 #22

It's a reasonable suspicion daleo Dec 2015 #30

another photo riversedge Dec 2015 #28

Photo before the fire..... riversedge Dec 2015 #29

The top reminds me of a Cylon daleo Jan 2016 #139

Throw some fresh paint on it and it'll be like new. PersonNumber503602 Dec 2015 #45

Explosions reported and shown on CNNI JCMach1 Dec 2015 #46

Thanks for the insider info XemaSab Dec 2015 #117

from a live update thread: it's almost gone NJCher Dec 2015 #47

On happier days... JCMach1 Dec 2015 #58

live periscope MowCowWhoHow III Dec 2015 #61

the periscope is amazing! NJCher Dec 2015 #63

It's going to collapse at free-fall speed into it's own footprint mwrguy Dec 2015 #65

Nothing more sickening than a self-congratulating conspiracy theorist Orrex Dec 2015 #72

Do you know where to find one? mwrguy Dec 2015 #75

What the fuck is wrong with you? Orrex Dec 2015 #81

Agreed rjsquirrel Dec 2015 #80

what the fuck is wrong with you!? wildbilln864 Dec 2015 #97

Careful--your hat appears to be letting in those government rays again Orrex Dec 2015 #100

ah projecting again I see. wildbilln864 Dec 2015 #102

. Orrex Dec 2015 #107

Were the core columns severly damaged by a 767 flying at high speed? hack89 Dec 2015 #76

like building 7!? wildbilln864 Dec 2015 #98

Who let you out of your room? Orrex Dec 2015 #109

lol! wildbilln864 Dec 2015 #111

whoa... Marty McGraw Dec 2015 #115

Does Sanders know that you believe in bullshit conspiracy fairy tales? Orrex Dec 2015 #118

ooo.... Marty McGraw Dec 2015 #119

Oh, I get it--you think I'm a shill! That's funny! Orrex Dec 2015 #120

Ha! You said Marty McGraw Dec 2015 #121

WTC 7 had WTC 1 collapse on top of it hack89 Dec 2015 #122

no it collapsed wildbilln864 Dec 2015 #123

ok. nt hack89 Jan 2016 #135

Thanks: wildbilln864 Dec 2015 #99

Yep. And add to that the BBC reporting that WTC7 had collapsed while it was still standing GoneFishin Dec 2015 #105

From the Guardian: One heart attack, 15 injured. Eugene Dec 2015 #104

what the heck was so flammable on the outside edge of the building? Fire ran the line in 3 minutes. Sunlei Dec 2015 #112

Their skyscrapers tend to catch on fire a lot Warpy Dec 2015 #126

This is a very cynical post XemaSab Dec 2015 #128

It's also a cautionary one for anyone who gets a job there for a few years Warpy Dec 2015 #130

Why didn't it fall down? You know, like in New York? n/t 7wo7rees Jan 2016 #136

A 1000 foot Dubai building called The Marin Torch caught on fire earlier this year daleo Jan 2016 #140