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Old 07-11-2008, 08:49 PM   #21
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I mean, we see bridges collapse every so often, why is this so unbelievable?
ROFL, sorry but this from the guy who thinks that there was a government conspiracy to demolish wtc tower 7 because it couldn't have collapsed from the fire is freaking hilarious.
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Old 07-11-2008, 08:53 PM   #22
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ROFL, sorry but this from the guy who thinks that there was a government conspiracy to demolish wtc tower 7 because it couldn't have collapsed from the fire is freaking hilarious.
Bridges are quite different than buildings.

There are plenty of documented cases of bridges falling all over the world. There is no documentated case of fire ever fully toppling a building (except for that day apparently)

Besides I never said who or what was behind it, just that I don't believe the official story. It doesn't jive. I don't believe I ever offered my idea of what happened (because I'm not sure) just that I don't think all the facts have been shown/admitted to the public at large. And that I would doubt fire (or what we have seen as far as external damage) is the entire story. There's many counter theories (conspir theories) I don't put too much into either.
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Old 07-12-2008, 12:54 AM   #23
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The more I see it the more I think it's fake. The roof came down way to easily, and I can't find a legitimate news article about it.
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Truck/Travel Trailer Crashes Texas State Bank- July 2, 2008At approximately 3 PM, Tuesday, July 2, a 2008 Dodge Ram 2500, pulling a new travel trailer, hit the corner of the Texas State Bank Drive-In on Tenaha Street, causing the complete awning to come to the ground. Luckily, the driver of the Dodge, Mickey Miller, of Garrison and his 10 year old son were able to exit their vehicle uninjured.
According to Miller he was circling the bank to park on the other side when the corner of his travel trailer caught the corner of the bank awning. Next thing he heard was a rumble as the awning started falling against his driver's side door. Somehow he was able to unbuckle the seat beat and exit the other side of his truck as it was falling.
Source: ShelbyCountyToday.com
plus, how do you fake all these photos?

simply a case of an idiot and shoddy construction colliding
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Old 07-12-2008, 01:40 AM   #24
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Maybe more powerful trucks aren't always such a good idea?
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Old 07-12-2008, 11:03 AM   #25
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I'm surprised Dodge hasn't used this in their advertising... "Strong enough to bring down a bank..."
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Old 07-12-2008, 12:15 PM   #26
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Geez, by the looks of the supports, the damn thing would have collapsed in the next Cat 2 hurricane anyways. Don't they build stuff for winds down there like California builds for earthquakes?
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Old 07-12-2008, 01:53 PM   #27
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The roof is likely only designed to keep rain etc. off customers and for overall look of the place... It has no structural bearing qualities.
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Old 07-12-2008, 02:03 PM   #28
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Future Darwin Award winner?
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Old 07-12-2008, 02:12 PM   #29
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The roof is likely only designed to keep rain etc. off customers and for overall look of the place... It has no structural bearing qualities.
They should have at least designed the roof to keep the roof off the customers.
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Old 07-12-2008, 09:33 PM   #30
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Wow, hope there was nobody in the back of that thing.
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