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I'm not sitting near a TV today but I'm guessing there are bits of this running on the air.&amp;nbsp; The first minute or so is the best, not just for the footage but for the reactions.&amp;nbsp; The YouTube description links to this higher resolution version</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60608.1)</generator><item><title>That burning Oakland freeway footage</title><link>http://clicked.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/04/30/175600.aspx#175852</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2007 01:00:08 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:175852</guid><dc:creator>Alex, Lawrence, KS</dc:creator><description>Bridge made of steel and concrete collapses...weakened by burning gasoline tanker...OR MILITARY JET LOADED WITH EXPLOSIVES?!?! Let the conspiracy theorists have fun with that one.</description></item><item><title>That burning Oakland freeway footage</title><link>http://clicked.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/04/30/175600.aspx#176033</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2007 02:48:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:176033</guid><dc:creator>Sean, N.Y.</dc:creator><description>Fire can't melt steel so this was clearly a controlled demolition...</description></item><item><title>That burning Oakland freeway footage</title><link>http://clicked.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/04/30/175600.aspx#176735</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2007 16:09:52 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:176735</guid><dc:creator>Chas, Wilmington, DE</dc:creator><description>Fire can't melt steel, eh?  Do we think steel comes out of a mine in the shape of a bridge?</description></item><item><title>That burning Oakland freeway footage</title><link>http://clicked.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/04/30/175600.aspx#176755</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2007 16:18:29 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:176755</guid><dc:creator>Sam Gibson, Portland, OR</dc:creator><description>Fire can't melt steel? What kind of uber-steel do you guys have in New York??

1370 degrees celcius (~2500 Fahrenheit) melts iron. This temperature could be reached 6000 years ago in a controlled environment for smelting purposes. Gasoline can burn at temperatures up to 15,000 degrees Fahrenheit.

Fire melts steel.</description></item><item><title>That burning Oakland freeway footage</title><link>http://clicked.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/04/30/175600.aspx#177240</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2007 19:20:52 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:177240</guid><dc:creator>Sterling, Tallahassee FL</dc:creator><description>Steel will melt around 2500 F degrees.
http://education.jlab.org/qa/meltingpoint_01.html

My father was on the USS Forestall, the aircraft carrier that John McCain was on during the Vietnam War, and the reason for the Navy to implement sweeping changes in fire safety on all navy vessels. 

He described being under the deck in the hangers and the ceiling above was transparent white with heat. It glowed brightly and there were driplets of steel landing on the hanger floor below - catching everything it touched on fire. He doesn't talk about the experience much but when he does I always listen. This was a powerful moment in his life and since he was beneath the deck working on planes when it started he was fortunate to be alive today. 
This site has an amazing shot of the ship during the accident: 
http://www.glynn.k12.ga.us/BHS/academics/junior/luko/brendonm29548/home.html

There's a reason fire brought the human race out of the stone age. 8^) 

Apologies, Sean, if you were being sarcastic. Hard to tell without the emoticons. 8^p</description></item><item><title>That burning Oakland freeway footage</title><link>http://clicked.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/04/30/175600.aspx#177654</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2007 22:29:31 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:177654</guid><dc:creator>Will Femia</dc:creator><description>My interpretation of Alex and Sean's comments is that they're making fun of 9/11 conspiracy theorists who claim that the burning fuel from the planes would not have been enough to melt the metal structure of the towers and cause them to fall.</description></item><item><title>That burning Oakland freeway footage</title><link>http://clicked.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/04/30/175600.aspx#177775</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2007 00:02:58 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:177775</guid><dc:creator>Sean NY</dc:creator><description>What's the emoticon for sarcasm? All I know is smile, frown, wink and stick yer tongue out... Will, get to work setting up some of those little round faces that roll their eyes and make rude hand gestures. ;-)</description></item><item><title>That burning Oakland freeway footage</title><link>http://clicked.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/04/30/175600.aspx#181103</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2007 20:40:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:181103</guid><dc:creator>RON     Birmingham,AL</dc:creator><description>did'nt the tanker driver have a fire-extinguisher ?      LOL</description></item></channel></rss>