The size of what is seen will not span 208 feet. Use something more than text agent
Chris,
At this point, I have to say that you know nothing about construction, design, blueprints, or ANYTHING remotely related to construction and structures. The fact that you are making asinine comments about structural elements just proves my point.
The photo you provide is NOT, repeat NOT the hat truss, but the mast base for the antenna. You're just too stupid to figure it out becuase of your lack of construction knowledge. The hat truss was BENEATH the mast base pictured there.
If you new ANYTHING about construction you would know that a hat truss spans from the center core to the external columns. So your post here:
You must think people are total idiots to suggest the hat truss was bearing on those spindly columns...
just shows you have no clue about what the hat truss did. Again. The hat truss was also attached to the core. The hat truss distributed less than 10% of the perimeter column load to the core columns.
The very NATURE of a hat truss is to span the core to the external columns.
It is obvious that you are now making shit up as you go because no person with construction/engineering knowledge would make such statements as you have just done.
You made a HUGE mistake in trying to claim that the photo below was the hat truss. Like I said, a hat truss spans from the core to the external columns. This photo is the antenna mast that was attached in the MIDDLE of the hat truss that was below that mast pictured. What an imbecile you are making yourself out to be.
![wtc-hat-truss.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fmaxpiano.altervista.org%2Fglobalfakes%2F_media%2F911%2Fwtc%2Fwtc-hat-truss.jpg&hash=fb7ab8b962aa3f701e7cc0db0b7f0fce)
Here is a photo of the mast base from further out:
![mast.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi238.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fff290%2Fgamolon%2Fmast.jpg&hash=b350b8a272e6c0d8ed1ceda233498eb3)
Do you even know what type of roof was on the towers? It was called a Mansaard roof. Go look it up. Here is a photo of some of the steel that comprised the Mansaard roof:
![mansaard.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi238.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fff290%2Fgamolon%2Fmansaard.jpg&hash=793bc5f23552b0e98138b3b63b4f9a25)
Here is a photo of the mast base BEFORE is was installed. It was a prefabricated piece you moron:
![mast1.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi238.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fff290%2Fgamolon%2Fmast1.jpg&hash=cabbe95097822f3434748f46a82ed438)
So let's see what mistake you've now made in the last few days that shows you are completely clueless.
1. You thought the core was designed to withstand the wind loads. WRONG!
2. You thought the photo above was the hat truss (or outrigger truss) when in fact it was just the mast base for the antenna. WRONG!
3. You thought a hat truss wasn't able to be attached to external columns. WRONG!
It is obvious now that you are just a complete idiot when it comes to construction knowledge and are just making shit up to fit your fantasy concrete core.
What else you got? I enjoy making you look like fool.