> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Robert G. Seeberger > Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2006 8:45 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Physics Prof Finds Thermate in WTC Physical Samples > > http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2006/06/341238.shtml > > > Based on chemical analysis of WTC structural steel residue, a Brigham > Young University physics professor has identified the material as > Thermate. Thermate is the controlled demolition explosive thermite > plus sulfur. Sulfur cases the thermite to burn hotter, cutting steel > quickly and leaving trails of yellow colored residue. > > ************************************************ > > This would be a blockbuster if true.
But, he gives no evidence that it is true. He just claims it. Also, I think it's rather funny that it's from the same state that gave us cold fusion. :-) > There is some interesting discussion in the comment section. > It pretty much all sounds like conspiracy-talk, but then it has always > been my opinion that there was something not quite right with the > "official" explanations. I'm not quite sure why you say that. The official explanation is pretty simple: planes fly into buildings....damages buildings....fire weakens steel to the point where the remaining columns give way, buildings go boom. This has been investigated by a number of structural engineers, who have found a number of different hypotheses for the relative importance of various factors. If there was a gaping hole in the theory, why would there be an overabundance of conventional explanations? In a sense, the conspiracy theorists rely on the CSI effect. It's all so perfect on TV, we expect it to be like that in real life. Real investigations of real happenings are usually much more messy....just like real science is a lot more messy than science textbooks. Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
