Re: BYU Physics Prof Finds Thermate in WTC Physical Samples, Building Collapses an Inside Job

On Jan 30, 3:47 pm, stj...@xxxxxxxx wrote:
http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2006/06/341238.shtml

BYU Physics Prof Finds Thermate in WTC Physical Samples, Building
Collapses an Inside Job
author: Jacob Hamblin
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.

First, this is not just some BYU Professor. He's actively trying to
find evidence to support his belief that the WTC was brought down
deliberately by means other than ramming them with airliners. He's
also apparently carefully ignoring any evidence that doesn't support
that conclusion

Second, Thermate is _not_ used for "controlled demolition", it's
mostly used for military purposes, mainly burning holes in armor
plate, or welding large weapons into uselessness when they can't be
removed from areas about to be overrun. Try searching Wikipedia for it
(don't bother Googling, as 85% or so of the hits you get will be about
this BYU clown).

Third, Thermate also contains Barium compounds. Why hasn't he
mentioned finding any traces of Barium?

Fourth, you fail to mention the extensive use of sheetrock in the
towers. For those without practical experience with sheetrock, it's
made of gypsum. Google for that, and notice what elements comprise
gypsum.

[ photo: wtc steel with diagonal cut, thermate residue ]

Prof. Steven Jones, who conducted his PhD research at the Stanford
Linear Accelerator Center and post-doctoral research at Cornell
University and the Los Alamos Meson Physics Facility, has analyised
materials from WTC and has detected the existence of thermate, used
for "cutting" the steel support columns, as evident in the photo
below.

In order to use Thermate to cut steel beams, it must be confined to
the area to be cut, as thermate, like thermite, is liquid at around .
The usual industial methods for using ordinary Thermite involve
constructing a dam of a refractory material such as sand or fireclay.
Where's the evidence of the material used to contain the alleged
Thermate?

The usual industrial use of Thermite is to _weld_ two large pieces
of steel together. In order to cut a large piece of steel you'd need a
hell of a lot of Thermite (or Thermate). Where are the huge puddles of
resolidified iron? Why has the BYU professor not presented analysis of
the I-beam showing the pure Iron (not steel) on the "cut" surfaces
resulting from the alleged Thermate?

And finally, how many of the I-beams in the WTC towers were
installed at diagonal angles?


Mark L. Fergerson

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