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9/11 Simulation Taxes Purdue Servers

Source: http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/06/22/911-simulation-taxes-purdue-servers/

June 22, 2007, 10:48 am

9/11 Simulation Taxes Purdue Servers

By Sewell Chan

It’s unusual for an academic computer-science department to brag about its prowess on YouTube, but that’s exactly what happened this month after Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., released a study into the causes of the collapse of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.

A two-year Purdue University study released this month supports a federal agency’s conclusion that the impact of the hijacked jetliners stripped away fireproofing material, causing the weakened towers to eventually collapse under their own weight.

The video is a counterpoint to the conspiracy theories that still surround the collapse of the World Trade Center (and such outspoken figures as Rosie O’Donnell appear to be sympathetic to these arguments).•

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