THE VIDEO SHELF · steel strength at fire temperatures
For the undying 9/11 MORONIC JET FUEL ARGUMENT
A short video from a blacksmith, who heats and bends steel to rebut the claim that jet fuel could not weaken the steel in the World Trade Center. It is delivered with a lot of attitude.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN commenters use it as a quick, hands-on demonstration that steel loses strength well below its melting point.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- purgatoryironworks
- Topic
- steel strength at fire temperatures
- Format
- demo
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 4
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2017–2023
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
Excerpts from the recorded comments. Follow each source for the full comment and surrounding discussion.
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