it seems that after this attack on the world trade center, that everyone adove where these planes hit did not have a chance; therefore they jumped out of panic. in any high rise fire the fire dept. can only go so high before it becomes more and more dangerous. i am just curious that if peoples lives are at stake on these higher floors why not in sort of way have some sort of lightweight parachutes so that people at least have a chance when they jump. has any one ever thought of this?
is this farfetched ?
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You can't jump from a building safely.
The winds and proximity of neighboring buildings would only allow a jumper to choose their method of death.
The winds and proximity of neighboring buildings would only allow a jumper to choose their method of death.
we have the technology to be able to anchor devices similar to the ladders that firemen use, were they can be extended from another building into the affected one. maybe a giant or several nets, anchored to other buildings. there are so many possibilities. the idea is to save as many lives as possible.
the upper part of the building from where the fire is would be a different matter. there probably is some kind of solution, we just need to re-assess building safety and evacuation options.
i trust this terrible tragedy will make us find ways to solve this in the future, as tall building are all over our major cities.
i personally worked at the wtc a few years ago for a short time, and honestly, the ride in the elevator, the fact that sometimes they went crazy, stopped in between floors, etc., gave me the creeps. what a hopeless final moments for those unfortunate who were trapped with no hope, just like the ones in the airplanes. God, i still can't get over it, even as far as i am from nyc. God bless their souls.
pep
the upper part of the building from where the fire is would be a different matter. there probably is some kind of solution, we just need to re-assess building safety and evacuation options.
i trust this terrible tragedy will make us find ways to solve this in the future, as tall building are all over our major cities.
i personally worked at the wtc a few years ago for a short time, and honestly, the ride in the elevator, the fact that sometimes they went crazy, stopped in between floors, etc., gave me the creeps. what a hopeless final moments for those unfortunate who were trapped with no hope, just like the ones in the airplanes. God, i still can't get over it, even as far as i am from nyc. God bless their souls.
pep
Best thing we can do is build them under 60 floors. Do you know if someone had started down from the 105 floor. It takes at a normal pace (what ever that is), 9 to 11 minuetes to get down. When there is fire you are not allowed to use elevators. I can understand this because not everyone is 30 years old and can go fast.
Dave,
I just spent 5 days down in loveladies and had a couple of quaffs at "Ricks" if I knew you were in barnegat we could have hooked up for a beer. Maybe next time.
Scrubbo
I just spent 5 days down in loveladies and had a couple of quaffs at "Ricks" if I knew you were in barnegat we could have hooked up for a beer. Maybe next time.
Scrubbo
