Re: Idea for Twin Towers rescue?

Magnus, Robot Fighter <Me@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> "Ryan Robbins" <redbird007@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > "TruthSlave" <TS@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >> Idea for Twin Towers rescue. The twin towers could have done with a
> >> method of rescuing people from that pending disaster. There seemed
> >> few options. In fact given events not even the senior executives
> >> stood a chance.
> >> An idea for such an operation would involve the use helicopters and
> >> grappling guns.  The helicopter would fire two {or more} ropes into
> >> the building to sup****t a light but sturdy mesh net. At the same
> >> time two other ropes would remain attached to the underside of the
> >> helicopter hovering some distance from the side of the building.
> >You would need a very loooooong net, because no sane helicopter pilot
> >would want to get that close to a burning building that risks
> >imminent collapse.  With the lengthy distance required, you would
> >need one wiiiiiiiiiiiiide net as well -- wider than a helicopter is
> >long. Then you have the matter of how the hell the people in the
> >building are even going to get out of the building in the first
> >place. You also need to factor in the wind interference from the
> >rotors.
> >In short, a silly idea. 
> How about emergency stations on each floor loaded with parachutes?

How about ordinary cloth garbage chutes like construction sites use? 
Even if somebody comes down all cateywompus and wrong, being on the 
ground alive with two broken ankles beats the hell out of being under a 
collapsed building. 

-- 
Huey