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1. ..Collapse Theories: Critique of Official Collapse Theories of the Twin Towers
2. ..Introduction: The Pre-Formed Official Story
3. ..Critique of Collapse Theories: Overview
4. ......Overview: What is the scientific method?
5. ......Overview: Characteristics of pathological science
6. ..Collapse Explanations: Popular and Official Explanations and Theories
7. ......Official Explanation: General Form of Official Explanation
8. ......Collapse Explanations: Popular Collapse Notions
9. ..........Popular Collapse Notions: The Towering Inferno
10. ..........Popular Collapse Notions: The Killer Fires or Core Meltdown Theory
11. ..............Core Meltdown Theory: 'Experts' Originated Steel-Melting-Fires Claim
12. ..............Core Meltdown Theory: Fire-Melts Steel Used as Straw Man to Attack "Conspiracy Theorists"
13. ..........Popular Collapse Notions: Anthropomophism
14. ......Collapse Explanations: Officially Endorsed Collapse Theories
15. ..........Official Collapse Theories: The Wet Noodle, or Column Failure, Theory
16. ..........Official Collapse Theories: The Pancake, or Truss Failure, Theory
17. ..............Pancake Theory: Pancaking Floors Leave Unsupported Columns
18. ..............Pancake Theory: Truss-To-Column Connections
19. ..........Official Collapse Theories: The Kitchen Sink Theory, by NIST
20. ......Explanations: Implicit Theories: Theories Implied by Official Collapse Explanations
21. ..........Implicit Theories: Progressive Collapse
22. ..........Implicit Theories: Global Collapse
23. ..........Implicit Theories: The Pile Driver Theory
24. ..........Implicit Theories: The Shockwave Theory
25. ..Collapse Investigations: Official Investigations of the Twin Towers' 'Collapse'
26. ......Official Investigations: The Handling of the Ground Zero Crime Scene
27. ..........Crime Scene Handling: Destruction of Evidence
28. ..........Crime Scene Handling: Rapid Removal of Rubble
29. ......Official Investigations: Investigation History
30. ..........Investigation History: Where are the Experts?
31. ..........Investigation History: Pre-Determined Conclusions
32. ..........Investigation History: Obstruction to Investigation
33. ..........Investigation History: FEMA Takes Over ASCE Investigation
34. ..........Investigation History: Original Design Claims
35. ..........Investigation History: FEMA and NIST Report Authors
36. ......Official Investigations: NIST's Methods
37. ..........NIST's Methods: Document Review
38. ..........NIST's Methods: Witness Interviews
39. ..........NIST's Methods: Steel Analysis
40. ..........NIST's Methods: Laboratory Tests
41. ..............Laboratory Tests: Floor Assembly Test
42. ..............Laboratory Tests: NIST's Multi-Megawatt Burner
43. ..........NIST's Methods: Computer Simulations
44. ..............Computer Simulations: Modeled Ceiling Temperatures
45. ......Official Investigations: NIST's Report
46. ..........NIST's Report: Hiding Engineering History
47. ..........NIST's Report: Diversionary Detail
48. ..............Diversionary Detail: NIST's Plane Model
49. ..............Diversionary Detail: NIST's Plane Model Details
50. ..............Diversionary Detail: Results of Plane Crash Simulation
51. ..............Diversionary Detail: The North Tower Gash
52. ..........NIST's Report: Simulated Column Damage: South Tower
53. ..........NIST's Report: Extent of Fires
54. ..............Extent of Fires: NIST's Observations of Fire Extents: North Tower
55. ..............Extent of Fires: NIST's Observations of Fire Extents: South Tower
56. ..............Extent of Fires: Limited Extent of South Tower Fires
57. ..........NIST's Report: Tweaking the Damage Scenarios
58. ..............Tweaked Damage Scenarios: Conceal Failure to Model Collapses
59. ..........NIST's Report: Evasion of Subject of Investigation
60. ..............NIST's Evasion: Truncation of Investigation
61. ..........NIST's Report: Evidence of Deception by NIST
62. ..............Exploiting Disinformation: Pairing Demolition with Missiles
63. ..............Exploiting Disinformation: Exploiting the Ground-Level Explosion Hoax
64. ..........NIST's Report: Summary: NIST Report Is Unscientific and Deceptive
65. ..Collapse Theories: Evaluating Collapse Theories, Specific to General
66. ......Evaluating Collapse Theories: NIST's Kitchen Sink Collapse Theory
67. ..........NIST's Theory: Seven Steps in NIST's Theory
68. ..........NIST's Theory: Insulation Failures
69. ..........NIST's Theory: Softening of Steel
70. ..........NIST's Theory: Floor Sagging
71. ..........NIST's Theory: Column Instability
72. ..........NIST's Theory: Downward Movement of Top
73. ......Evaluating Collapse Theories: The Pile Driver/Smashdown Theory
74. ..........Pile Driver Theory: Does Evidence Support the Pile Driver Theory?
75. ..........Pile Driver Theory: Time For Destruction to Reach Ground
76. ..............Pile Driver Theory: Simulation of Total Collapse Time
77. ..............Pile Driver Theory: Energy Flow Analysis
78. ..........Pile-Driver Theory: The South Tower's Top Disintegrated As it Fell
79. ......Evaluating Collapse Theories: Critique of General Form of Collapse Theory
80. ..........General Collapse Theory: Controlled Demolition Features
81. ..............Demolition Features: Rapid Onset of Destruction
82. ..............Demolition Features: Powerful Blast Waves
83. ..................Blast Waves: Smooth Waves of Destruction Consumed The Towers
84. ..............Demolition Features: Non-Metallic Building Parts and Contents Were Thoroughly Pulverized
85. ..............Demolition Features: The Steel Structures Were Shredded
86. ..............Demolition Features: Residues Unexplained by Collapses
87. ..........General Collapse Theory: History of Building Collapses
88. ..............Building Collapse History: Other High-Rise Fires
89. ..............Building Collapse History: Fire Induced Collapse of Steel Structure
90. ..............Building Collapse History: Only Severe Earthquakes (and Demolition) Have Leveled Skyscrapers
91. ..............Building Collapse History: Progressive Collapses
92. ..................Progressive Collapses: Progressive Collapse Examples
93. ..........General Collapse Theory: Natural Versus Engineered Events
94. ..............Natural Versus Synthetic: The Towers Collapsed with Dead-Centered Symmetry
95. ..............Natural Versus Synthetic: Consistency of Destruction
96. ..........General Collapse Theory: Testing the Collapse Theory