"There must be a millions of Ph.Ds worldwide. Finding a couple that want any kind of controversial media attention and maybe find some extra work isn't exactly hard."

So, let me get this straight - Dr. Steven Jones sacrificed his academic career at BYU for some "controversial media attention"??? Oooookaaaay...

Truth alert: it's more like the Mormons decided to throw SJ under the bus probably because he was getting too close to the truth. Kind of difficult to trust any organizations which promote censorship and propaganda (like Universities and MSM). Obviously, when SJ stopped doing the 911 goose step, he lost his credibility.

Those who indiscriminately attack the character of others, instead of critiquing their work, are the ones which need to have their credibility checked.

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Just a question,
And it's one I've not really seen answered.
What was the criteria that Dr Jones sacked under,
the only explanation I have found was that his place of work
was not happy with his findings?
Was that because they,(presumably including colleagues)
had proper scientific doubts,or because it might cause problems
for the collegiate itself..as in don't rock the boat.
This guy started with his theory out on a limb really,a maverick
if you like, and has persisted with his theory.
Now,with the newest findings, it is up to the 9/11 commision
to make some kind of counter,that has to be the cry.

What hasn't been adequately shown, though, is whether this "nanothermite" could be created during an event in which a jet plane struck a steel-framed building and essentially destroyed it.

Thermite is basically iron oxide and aluminum. Iron oxide is plain old rust; aluminum is plain old aluminum. "Nanothermite" is specially formulated using extremely tiny particles of these two substances, making it (we're told) far more active. It can even explode, we're told.

The question in my mind is whether the building itself, perhaps along with the aluminum from the plane, could have made some "nanothermite" simply as a result of the fire and the various metals present at the site. I don't think this issue has been resolved yet. I suppose the only way to do it is to ram a plane into a similar building. Getting a permit to do this might be difficult. Still, I don't see that there being a nanothermite explosion (that is, nanothermite deliberately used to destroy the building) is the *ONLY* explanation for the presence of these chemicals.

Thanks for replies Rogerstigers and Ghostrider,

Dear Chrion613,

re any other way to make thermite... metallic aluminum will not make it, the aluminum must be as a fine powder.

The Aluminum in planes is alloyed with magnesium, and I believe the scientists assay showed little Magnesium, and I repeat it would have to powdered..and then well mixed with iron oxide, and then wrapped around the surface of each girder..

Edit: Yeah i checked the assay and there was no magnesium... so it would be a safe bet to abandon your possible alternative explanation..

If you strike a match to pile of powdered aluminum, nothing happens.. but if you mix it with iron oxide... it burns white hot.

In the microphotgraphs from the PDF in the OP, of the little reddish chunks of thermite, those would be the mix of finely powdered aluminum metal (not granular) and iron oxide (which is red).

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Originally posted by GenRadek
Well, how can you be sure it didnt happen during the weeks and months later when the pile was allowed to go through chemical reactions (non-therm*tic reaction ok?) which could have produced the eutectic mixture?

What other corrosive reactions are eutectic, and could have just occurred naturally like that?

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Originally posted by GenRadek Well, how can you be sure it didnt happen during the weeks and months later when the pile was allowed to go through chemical reactions (non-therm*tic reaction ok?) which could have produced the eutectic mixture? Its not always therm*te that does something like this. I have posted information before on this which gives a better idea on these sorts of things.

Sorry,your theory does not make sense.

What produced the UNREACTED Thermite chips then?

Also feel free to read the report that shows the nano sized chips and
chemical signature. It's not paint...and it wasn't created post collapse
due to the unreacted particles.

What do you suggest this energy source (which is greater than a known
control sample of nano-thermite) could possibly be?