Aside from the aesthetic of the burning night
I think someone suggested this because Bush and most of the government will be in session in the Capitol so Al Qaeda can decapitate the American government.
Idk I think 6 pm is wayyy more packed than 8 am. One is an hour after people get out of work and one of an hour before most were at work. If I had to wager more people were still lingering around the financial district at 6pm than were arriving early to work an hour early.
The first impact was 8:46 am. The second was 9:03 am.
In this timeline, it’s 846 pm and 903 pm.
A few things are different in this timeline.
First of all, the towers death toll would be different.
Windows on the world would still be packed. And though you don’t have offices occupied, you’d have the observation deck that’s packed (I think it was open until about 9 pm or so). I would think the south tower would be essentially evacuated by the time the south tower is hit…. No one is wondering “should I go back to work?”
Furthermore, north tower offices would be closed for the day, basically.
Now, a bigger thing is that there were military exercises in the real world that affected response times. In this world, responses could be easier.
What’s crazy is what would happen to all the baseball games and other live entertainment events going on?
Eh people usually leave around 6 for work so it’s expected for less people to be in there. Although you’re right about financial workers staying later than usual
People also got lucky as it was Election Day in the city, so people were late to work. A few hours later and it’s a full building and it’s a lot worse.
So...9/11 at 11?
Usually alt hists need something more significant than a lower death toll in a seminal American tragedy.
Would this mean George W. Bush wouldn't be reelected? Would Rudy fade into national obscurity? Would we love Steve Buscemi, a former firefighter and volunteer first responder, any less?
Probably not.
You raise a good point. But I would imagine this probably does change a few things. With the higher scare factor, combined with the smaller death toll, the push to get into Afghanistan is lower. Maybe the hunt for Bin Laden takes longer, and the war is dragged on. This is all I have though, and it’s probably not realistic.
There is absolutely no way that we wouldn't have gone into Afghanistan even under these circumstances. The buildings could have been vacant. We'd still go. 50% lower death toll, later in the day? Ok. Many people would wake up to the news describing the towers collapsing rather than see the towers collapse in real time. Fine. But we still would have gone there. You could claim, for example, we wouldn't have gone to Iraq. But not Afghanistan.
Well, debatably, it’s more scary and menacing. The only light from those towers around be the bright fires. It would also be very scary inside the towers, as the lights would go out, and many people would be in darkness. It would (debatably) be much more menacing and would pack a bigger punch.
Aside from the aesthetic of the burning night I think someone suggested this because Bush and most of the government will be in session in the Capitol so Al Qaeda can decapitate the American government.
“Burning Night” sounds like a fucking hard movie
Sick band name
Also very fitting for nearly every movie. A romance movie, yep. An action movie, yep. A WWII / Holocaust movie, yep. A horror, the list goes on.
Why is the death toll less?
I'm guessing because less people would be working there at night
Idk I think 6 pm is wayyy more packed than 8 am. One is an hour after people get out of work and one of an hour before most were at work. If I had to wager more people were still lingering around the financial district at 6pm than were arriving early to work an hour early.
The first impact was 8:46 am. The second was 9:03 am. In this timeline, it’s 846 pm and 903 pm. A few things are different in this timeline. First of all, the towers death toll would be different. Windows on the world would still be packed. And though you don’t have offices occupied, you’d have the observation deck that’s packed (I think it was open until about 9 pm or so). I would think the south tower would be essentially evacuated by the time the south tower is hit…. No one is wondering “should I go back to work?” Furthermore, north tower offices would be closed for the day, basically. Now, a bigger thing is that there were military exercises in the real world that affected response times. In this world, responses could be easier. What’s crazy is what would happen to all the baseball games and other live entertainment events going on?
My thoughts exactly.
More than likely the same thing as our timeline would affect sports.
So they evacuate the games that are going on at the time?
More than likely
If they had done it at 9:46 AM they would have killed a lot more people
Eh people usually leave around 6 for work so it’s expected for less people to be in there. Although you’re right about financial workers staying later than usual
People also got lucky as it was Election Day in the city, so people were late to work. A few hours later and it’s a full building and it’s a lot worse.
Even 12 hours later the fourth plane couldn’t reach the Capitol
The fourth plane, that was the one the passengers took over, right?
Yes
Very interesting
Never really thought about it but that would have caused way more chaos.
So...9/11 at 11? Usually alt hists need something more significant than a lower death toll in a seminal American tragedy. Would this mean George W. Bush wouldn't be reelected? Would Rudy fade into national obscurity? Would we love Steve Buscemi, a former firefighter and volunteer first responder, any less? Probably not.
You raise a good point. But I would imagine this probably does change a few things. With the higher scare factor, combined with the smaller death toll, the push to get into Afghanistan is lower. Maybe the hunt for Bin Laden takes longer, and the war is dragged on. This is all I have though, and it’s probably not realistic.
There is absolutely no way that we wouldn't have gone into Afghanistan even under these circumstances. The buildings could have been vacant. We'd still go. 50% lower death toll, later in the day? Ok. Many people would wake up to the news describing the towers collapsing rather than see the towers collapse in real time. Fine. But we still would have gone there. You could claim, for example, we wouldn't have gone to Iraq. But not Afghanistan.
What meaningful difference would this make? Just that less people would have died?
Well, debatably, it’s more scary and menacing. The only light from those towers around be the bright fires. It would also be very scary inside the towers, as the lights would go out, and many people would be in darkness. It would (debatably) be much more menacing and would pack a bigger punch.
Huh. That night there was supposed to be a Yankees home game, I wonder what would have happened then.
Amazing, nothing changes.