Key Researcher

Key Researcher: "Ryan pointed out that the summary of the new findings states that the perimeter columns softened, yet your findings make clear that most perimeter panels (157 of 160) saw no temperature above 250 C. To soften steel for the purposes of forging, normally temperatures need to be above 1,100 C. However, this new summary report suggests that much lower temperatures were able to not only soften the steel in a matter of minutes, but lead to rapid structural collapse.
In the letter to Gayle, Ryan added: This story just does not add up. If steel from those buildings did soften or melt, I'm sure we can all agree that this was certainly not due to jet fuel fires of any kind, let alone briefly burning fires in those towers. That fact should be of great concern to all Americans. Alternatively, the contention that this steel did fail at temperatures around 250 C suggests that the majority of deaths on 9-11 were due to a safety-related failure. That suggestion should be a great concern to my company.
Noting that the events of 9-11 are the emotional driving force behind the War on Terror, and that the WTC collapse is at the crux of the story of 9-11, Ryan told Gayle: My feeling is that your metallurgical tests are at the crux of the crux of the crux. "