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Old 11-28-2010, 08:04 AM  
BlackCrayon
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Originally Posted by WarChild View Post
Whoa hold on a second here. Why woul it be the "norm"? What would make it fall sideways?

Newton's first law of motions tats that every body remains in a state of rest or uniform motion (constant velocity) unless it is acted upon by an external unbalanced force. This means that in the absence of a non-zero net force, the center of mass of a body either remains at rest, or moves at a constant speed in a straight line.

The predominate force acting on the buildings when they fell was gravity. What force would cause the buildings to fall to the side?
oh man. you're quoting newton? i don't study this bullshit like some people. it was just a passing comment. a plane SMASHES into one side of a building, so you would assume that side should be much weaker than the other, yet the whole thing goes as if all four sides were hit. just my 'simple' thinking. sorry.
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