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gumboot 20th December 2006 04:18 AM

What is your 9/11 Expertise?
 
I have noticed there are many experts here who are qualified in fields that are either directly or peripherally related to 9/11 conspiracy theories.

I thought it might be neat to make a catalogue of our combined expertise.

I'll go first (although I'm not even remotely high on the expert scale). :D

I have a Bachelor of Performing and Screen Arts (BPSA) majoring in Film and Television, with specialisations in Production and Cinematography (including photographic interpretation). This involved 3 years of study, and I have an additional 4 1/2 years experience in the industry.

Obviously my "expertise" is peripheral - relating to interpretating all those shoddy Google Videos.

-Gumboot

stateofgrace 20th December 2006 04:33 AM

Ok I’ll go with this.

BSc Mechanical and Electrical Engineering.

9 years in UK Royal Navy as an electrical engineer.

12 years as offshore engineer, working on hydraulic and high voltage systems.

I find my brain hurts if I study stuff indepth, so I read The Sun newspaper and have a go at cters.

Ps, I like gadgets too, just gadgets that do stuff. :D

Architect 20th December 2006 04:41 AM

Easy. Gravy has registration details, etc. for corroboration, just in case anyone thinks I'm making this up:


I hold a Bachelor of Science (Upper Second Division) in Architectural Studies, with elective subjects including structural engineering.

I hold a postgraduate Bachelor of Architecture.

I passed my RIBA Part III test of professional competence in 1993, following my second year of practical experience, and therefore have been working in the field for a good 15 years now.

I am on the UK ARB (Architects Registration Board) Register and am a chartered member of the Royal institute of British Architects (RIBA).

Until a couple of months ago, I worked for Ian Simpson Architects on a variety of tall buildings projects, including the Beetham Tower in Manchester, and now work for another leading practice also specialising in tall buildings/commercial work.

From 1993 to 1995 I was a civil servant (gasp horror) working on improving fire resistance, etc. on existing buildings in state care following the Windsor fire.

And it's not at all relevant to this board, but I'm a qualified Fencing coach!

MG1962 20th December 2006 04:50 AM

5 years experience in the building products game. Specifically advising buildiers on the usage of various materials for facades. One of our products uses an almost identical system to that used on the World Trade Buildings, though on a smaller scale.

We aslo do a line of columns, so through osmosis have picked up a lot of secondary information there.

I have been involved in a couple of ameture astronomical projects, led by professionals. So I have a good understanding of the law of gravity and the laws of motion, and a working knowledge of heat, and what it can do to materials.

Recently returned from a fossil expedition comissioned by the the University of Oregon. So creationists, watch out lol.

Grade 3 Googloigist (Comes with NWO membership)

Lives even further from the US than gumboot. So like him, I dont have the emotional political bagage to deal with

gumboot 20th December 2006 04:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Architect (Post 2191287)
And it's not at all relevant to this board, but I'm a qualified Fencing coach!


It could be if you ever decide to debate a Twoofer in person!

:duel

-Gumboot

Architect 20th December 2006 04:55 AM

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Originally Posted by gumboot (Post 2191309)
It could be if you ever decide to debate a Twoofer in person!

:duel

-Gumboot


I used to play rugby. I'd prefer to use some of the techniques we learn there, especially the ones we use in the ruck when the ref can't see everything......

MG1962 20th December 2006 04:57 AM

[quote][I used to play rugby. I'd prefer to use some of the techniques we learn there, especially the ones we use in the ruck when the ref can't see everything......[quote]

Na an All Black side-step woudl do the trick, and not run the risk of being busted ;)

Lurker 20th December 2006 05:16 AM

BS Mechanical Engineering
MS Mechanical Engineering

Study of stress/strain, Finite Element Analysis modeling, viscoelasticity

Architect, I am a fencer too!

Lurker

Horatius 20th December 2006 05:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Lurker (Post 2191338)
Architect, I am a fencer too!

Lurker

I've got a Masters in Physics, and work in the patent office, so I can track down any devices that might have been used in any CT.

And I'm a godan in Iaido, and nidan in Kendo, both types of Japanese sword fighting. Perhaps we could put together a JREF Pointy & Sharp Things Team to go visit CT conferences.....

Architect 20th December 2006 05:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lurker (Post 2191338)
BS Mechanical Engineering
MS Mechanical Engineering

Study of stress/strain, Finite Element Analysis modeling, viscoelasticity

Architect, I am a fencer too!

Lurker


Whey-hey! I was epee, what about you?

Lurker 20th December 2006 06:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Architect (Post 2191372)
Whey-hey! I was epee, what about you?

I am probably best at foil but am decent with the epee too. I mucked around with the saber but never acquired much skill with it.

I learned on the French grips but over time developed some pain in the wrist so switched to the pistol grips. I feel stronger with the pistol grip but perhaps a loss of speed.

Lurker

28th Kingdom 20th December 2006 06:08 AM

There is no such thing as an expert. Only specialists.

Bell 20th December 2006 06:09 AM

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Originally Posted by 28th Kingdom (Post 2191408)
There is no such thing as an expert. Only specialists.

And your specialism regarding 9/11 would be??

60hzxtl 20th December 2006 06:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 28th Kingdom (Post 2191408)
There is no such thing as an expert. Only specialists.

There are no experts, only different levels of ignorance.

Mobyseven 20th December 2006 06:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 28th Kingdom (Post 2191408)
There is no such thing as an expert. Only specialists.

Care to define what you mean by that?

H'ethetheth 20th December 2006 06:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lurker (Post 2191338)
Architect, I am a fencer too!

Lurker

Lurker, I am a lurker too!

On topic, I'm an aerospace engineering student, working on my MSc thesis.
I don't contribute much in this forum, mostly because I'm always late in these 500-posts-a-day threads to make any worthwile contribution. I read a lot of it though.

chipmunk stew 20th December 2006 06:24 AM

I am an expert ninja with a specialty in ninjatude.

realitybites 20th December 2006 06:42 AM

I make delicious NWO cookies with a thin layer of chem-trail laced fudge in the center (don't worry, they have zero trans-fat).

Also, when that guy was explaining to Darth Vader that the Emporer asks the impossible and that he "needs more men", I was one of those men.

So I'm an expert in space beams.

In all seriousness, my expertise is my knowing that I have no expertise and that there's a pretty solid chance that those who have spent years in school to become learned in the various fields that pertain to 9/11 just may have a better understanding of the events than I do.

Architect 20th December 2006 06:50 AM

None of us can come close to JayUtah over in bautforum, who was a genuine engineering genius.....(sigh)....many a CTist met their match there, I can tell you.

JimBenArm 20th December 2006 06:51 AM

My expertise is being a grouchy old coot, and bringing the snarkiness when required.

uk_dave 20th December 2006 06:53 AM

I could tell you, but then...well you know the routine, and despite my dedication to furthering the aims of the NWO, I don't like to make too many orphans so close to christmas...unless you're a hippy. :D

Bell 20th December 2006 06:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by realitybites (Post 2191471)
In all seriousness, my expertise is my knowing that I have no expertise and that there's a pretty solid chance that those who have spent years in school to become learned in the various fields that pertain to 9/11 just may have a better understanding of the events than I do.

Pwah! We can all be Google scientists.

Architect 20th December 2006 07:08 AM

You know a simple way of sorting out architects who didn't understand structures was to ask 'em whether gable restraint straps were to hold the gable or the roof up.

I suspect that our CT "experts" would still be googling "restraint strap". Or perhaps "gable".

JimBenArm 20th December 2006 07:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Architect (Post 2191532)
You know a simple way of sorting out architects who didn't understand structures was to ask 'em whether gable restraint straps were to hold the gable or the roof up.

I suspect that our CT "experts" would still be googling "restraint strap". Or perhaps "gable".

Or "to"...

Hutch 20th December 2006 07:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Architect (Post 2191486)
None of us can come close to JayUtah over in bautforum, who was a genuine engineering genius.....(sigh)....many a CTist met their match there, I can tell you.

Ah, another JayUtah fan, I see. His major focus is the Moon Hoax (see his site, www.clavius.org, if you run into a 'moon landing is a hoax' CT'er, you'll find almost every answer there) and he's become more involved in 9-11 discussions also.

Would love to see him and Gravy as a debate tag-team against any two 'truthers' you could name...they'd stop that fight in the second round on a TKO by Gravy and Jay...

Would love to get him to TAM sometime, or even posting here...but he's quite busy on the BAUT and his Apollo Hoax Forums, so maybe one day...

Anti-sophist 20th December 2006 07:17 AM

BS Electrical Engineering
BS Computer Engineering
MS Electrical & Computer Engineering (Robotics, Computer Vision, Digital Signal Processing)

Worked for the USAF doing instrumentation and data acquisition. Work for a startup research company in Pittsburgh doing computer vision. Oh, and I have a hot girlfriend. That makes me an expert on even more things that troothers can never hope to understand.

Architect 20th December 2006 07:18 AM

Maybe we should also be quite clear on nationaility, since a CT theme is that we're all afraid we'll loose our jobs.....which is a laugh, when you're not in the US.

Horatius 20th December 2006 07:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bell (Post 2191412)
And your specialism regarding 9/11 would be??

Making s##t up, and accusing others of doublethink.

apathoid 20th December 2006 07:24 AM

Avionics technician for a major airline; worked 767 overhaul for 3 years.
I can tell you anything you ever wanted to know about the 757/767 and much, much, more.....

Flo 20th December 2006 07:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Horatius (Post 2191370)
And I'm a godan in Iaido, and nidan in Kendo, both types of Japanese sword fighting. Perhaps we could put together a JREF Pointy & Sharp Things Team to go visit CT conferences.....



Count me on the team: Godan in Kendo and shodan in iaido ...

aggle-rithm 20th December 2006 07:27 AM

AAS, Computer Information Systems
BS, Computer Science.

Because of my experience in process design and (unfortunately) reverse-engineering, I'm constantly reminded of the fact that there is no way all the CT "evidence" could possibly amount to anything coherent. At least, not in this universe.

Also:

McDonalds Basic Operations Course.
McDonalds Intermediate Operations Course.
Delivered office supplies to large office buildings at IBM.

Hutch 20th December 2006 07:28 AM

I guess I should have mentioned my area; I've worked for the Government for 25 years, the last twenty in Helicopter Foreign Military Sales. Not that I know a lot a secrets (just a couple), but I do know who has what and who is getting/not getting what type of support. I've also gotten a little bit of logistics, supply, and maintenance training, mostly via osmosis.

The main thing I do know is how the Government works and how unlikely organizing and maintaining a conspiracy would be.

Loss Leader 20th December 2006 07:28 AM

Masters of Public Administration and a lawyer. It helps with the motive stuff if not the actual temperature of fire nonsense.

Seriously, would people stop trying to guess the temperature at the core by looking at pictures of smoke clouds taken from New Jersey? It's getting me angry.

Architect 20th December 2006 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Hutch (Post 2191576)
Not that I know a lot a secrets (just a couple)...


Do tell!

JonnyFive 20th December 2006 07:32 AM

I'm one of the peripheral people, as my areas of experience are ones the CTists always allude to, but never seem to touch directly.

-I have a BS in Police Science (in the US), including study of terrorist ideology and methodology.

-I work in the insurance industry as an underwriter, so I have an understanding of how the business works and what's involved in the risk analysis of insurance. I see a lot of CTist making claims about the attacks being some insurance fraud thing that are simply ridiculous if you know anything about insurance at all.

Other than those areas, I'm no specialist. I'm good at pestering people to provide evidence though, I can do that.

uk_dave 20th December 2006 07:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Architect (Post 2191532)
You know a simple way of sorting out architects who didn't understand structures was to ask 'em whether gable restraint straps were to hold the gable or the roof up.

I suspect that our CT "experts" would still be googling "restraint strap". Or perhaps "gable".

I prefer to ask them to sketch a butterfly wall tie.

Gets 'em every time.... muhahahahahaha

Architect 20th December 2006 07:35 AM

Dave, you sound just like a site agent (note to CTists, this is nothing to do with secret agents)!

uk_dave 20th December 2006 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Architect (Post 2191597)
Dave, you sound just like a site agent (note to CTists, this is nothing to do with secret agents)!

God I hope not! Site agents think a 'strongboy' is something they pick up in a gay bar....

Firestone 20th December 2006 07:37 AM

My 9/11 expertise? None wathsoever. :(

I studied mathematics, so I only have a left-brain, and work in Software.

My nationality is Belgian, and I live and work in Belgium, so believing in 9/11 CT would not cost me my job.

Mercutio 20th December 2006 07:42 AM

Ph. D. Experimental (Social) Psychology, coursework in everything from visual perception to historiography to behaviorism.

areas of expertise include experimental design in social cognition (e.g., how to guard against confirmation bias), visual perception (including visual illusions), eyewitness reliability (and known influences on reliability)...


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