Purdue University Simulation Hits MSM

Sometimes we get too far ahead of the MSM so that when they finally catch up to us we look at it as old hat. CBS covers the Purdue University computer simulation that we've blogged about three weeks ago.

The report concludes that the weight of the aircraft's fuel, when ignited, produced "a flash flood of flaming liquid" that knocked out a number of structural columns within the building and removed the fireproofing insulation from other support structures, Hoffmann said.

The simulation also found that the airplane's metal skin peeled away shortly after impact and shows how the titanium jet engine shafts flew through the building like bullets.