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Originally Posted by Textcritic
The massive reach that the events had in the moment have provided researchers a tonne of data for studying so-called "flash-bulb" memories, and the results are revealing. While each and every one of us is dead certain about everything we experienced in those moments, on that day, numerous studies have shown that most of us are completely wrong about all sorts of things that seem to us as doubtless.
For example, I also remember very clearly watching the second plane hit the S. Tower live, just as I was getting ready to head to work that morning. My wife is convinced she watched it with me, but it happened @0600 here on the coast, and I am sure she was still sleeping.
We both share the same certainty about our own memories, but clearly at least one of us is completely wrong about it.
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Yup, I've read about this too, so it's likely that many of these stories being told on this board are not 100% accurate. As I recall, your emotional attachment to the event alters your ability to remember it with accuracy. I remember not finding out until I got to school that day (junior high) and didn't fully comprehend the impact of what happened.
As for 20 years later, I think the actual safety of air travel from a terrorism standpoint wouldn't be too much different if 9/11 had not occurred. Many of the things we do today are just security theater (shoes off, limits on liquids/gels, etc.)