Originally posted by impressme
Yes we damn well do. That's what i've been trying to tell you a) I'm a materials scientist and b) I can evaluate Jones's paper c) I've shown
that the material that he has is NOT thermite it's a layer of MIO (which is widely used in anti-corrosion paint) with a layer of red paint more than
likely to be kaolin, Fe2O3 rhomboidal crystals and some sort of Carbon based binder (eg: urethane or epoxy etc)
If there is a grain of truth to this, so call Debunker, materials scientist evaluation, I would like to see his research. I would like to see his
photos, compared to Jones analysis. Then I would like to see Mr Material’s scientist Debunker work put up for peer review.
No real materials scientist would make a screw-up like this. From the text of the paper itself p-15-17 ...
"...2. Test Using Methyl Ethyl Ketone Solvent
By employing some means to separate the different
components of the material, the chemical compositions of
the different particles in the red layer were more accurately
determined. The initial objective was to compare the behavior
of the red layer with paint when soaked in a strong organic
solvent known to soften and dissolve paint. Red/gray
chips were soaked in methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) for 55
hours with frequent agitation and subsequently dried in air
over several days. The chips showed significant swelling of
the red layer, but with no apparent dissolution. In marked
contrast, paint chips softened and partly dissolved when
similarly soaked in MEK. It was discovered in this process
that a significant migration and segregation of aluminum had
occurred in the red-chip material. This allowed us to assess
whether some of the aluminum was in elemental form...."
They tested the red/grey chips AND paint chips in methyl ethyl ketone solvent. The red/gray chips did not dissolve in the solvent, the paint chips
did.
