Rant: The day I tried explaining the concept of a 'controlled demolition' to my history class

My professor in Chicago last semester shut me down hard when I brought up the 9/11 WTC collapse speed as a physics question. He said it was 'settled history' and moved on, which just made me dig deeper. Anyone else get that reaction when you ask about the official reports?

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the_rowan1mo ago

Got me thinking about how they teach critical analysis in other fields. In my film class we pick apart every shot and line for hidden meaning, but ask a physics question about real world events and suddenly inquiry is off limits. The double standard is wild when you realize they're training us to question everything except the things that actually matter.

felixramirez1mo ago

Remember that time in high school bio when we dissected frogs for weeks? We learned every organ, every system, but the second someone asked where the frogs came from or if there was another way to learn it, the teacher shut it down hard. It's the same energy. You can analyze the guts all day, but don't you dare question the jar they came in.

hollyg591mo ago

Consider how much they actually control the physics curriculum.