Rat in the Hat
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The Truth Movement has been asking for a new investigation, and they got one. Unfortunately for them, it didn't go the way they hoped. Based on the new tests, the chips that Harrit, et; al called "thermite" in their Bentham paper were actually primer paint.
Here is the link to the complete article...
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/64959841/9119ProgressReport022912_rev1_030112web.pdf
And here is a link to the company that did the research...
Home - MVA Scientific Consultants, Inc.
I wonder if the Truthers will be asking for any more investigations anytime soon?
Red/gray chips that had the same morphology and appearance as those reported by
Harrit et al.1, and fitting the criteria of being attracted by a magnet and having the SEMEDS
x-ray elemental spectra described in their paper (Gray: Fe, Red: C,O, Al, Si, Fe)
were found in the WTC dust from all four locations examined. The red layers were in
the range of 15 to 30 micrometers thick. The gray layers were in the range of 10 to
50 micrometers thick (Appendix B).
The FTIR spectra of the red layer were consistent with reference spectra of an epoxy
resin and kaolin clay (Figure 9) (Appendix C).
TEM-SAED-EDS analysis of the residue after low temperature ashing showed equantshaped
particles of iron consistent with iron oxide pigment and plates of kaolin clay.
Small numbers of titanium oxide particles consistent with titanium dioxide pigment were
also found (Figure 16) (Appendix E).
The red/gray chips found in the WTC dust at four sites in New York City are consistent
with a carbon steel coated with an epoxy resin that contains primarily iron oxide and
kaolin clay pigments.
There is no evidence of individual elemental aluminum particles of any size in the
red/gray chips, therefore the red layer of the red/gray chips is not thermite or nanothermite.
Here is the link to the complete article...
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/64959841/9119ProgressReport022912_rev1_030112web.pdf
And here is a link to the company that did the research...
Home - MVA Scientific Consultants, Inc.
I wonder if the Truthers will be asking for any more investigations anytime soon?