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[TowerTalk] 70-ft Debris Radius?

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Subject: [TowerTalk] 70-ft Debris Radius?
From: ke5fi@wt.net (Chuck Dietz)
Date: Fri, 04 Apr 1997 15:23:03 -0600
Roger L. Elowitz wrote:
> 
> Hi Guys,
> 
> Perhaps I'm missing something here.  By the quantity of recent posts on the
> subject of "did it / didn't it fall in a 70 or 700-ft radius"....I remain
> puzzled as to why these numbers are so all important. 

Because it supports the idea that falling towers normally fall into a
pile at the base rather than falling a distance from the base where
buildings and people might be at risk.

Chuck, KE5FI

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