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Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 26th December 2015, 10:38 PM
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Posted By chrismohr
Saying Goodbye to 9/11 Truth

I’ve decided to give myself a Christmas gift by closing down my YouTube video #23. It’s been up since late May and we are still spinning our wheels. This is a long, boring video with hundreds of...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 20th December 2015, 02:58 PM
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Views: 543,300
Posted By chrismohr
Here are the references to the near-adiabatic...

Here are the references to the near-adiabatic temperatures that laser thermometers can discover in hydrocarbon fires. They are prominently displayed in my original video, onscreen as I talk about...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 16th December 2015, 11:28 AM
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Posted By chrismohr
And BTW Criteria is correct when he says Niels...

And BTW Criteria is correct when he says Niels Harrit has credentials. Why mock or hand-wave them away? It doesn't make him right or wrong, but it does show he has a good background in his subject.
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 16th December 2015, 09:21 AM
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Posted By chrismohr
I did not use Dave Thomas's steel wool experiment...

I did not use Dave Thomas's steel wool experiment in my video, I used the more promising one he did later. To fully answer your post, I would need to do more research on iron-oxide creation vs...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 14th December 2015, 05:13 PM
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Views: 543,300
Posted By chrismohr
This is a waste of time. About 1:36 into this...

This is a waste of time. About 1:36 into this video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZ9wSD4Hcys we see spherical-looking thingys whose iron content was never measured. I never mentioned this...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 12th December 2015, 11:14 PM
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Posted By chrismohr
In the initial steel wool experiment, you claim...

In the initial steel wool experiment, you claim (and Dave agrees you may be right) that iron-oxide spheres were created, not iron-rich spheres. I am not a scientist so I cannot independently verify...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 12th December 2015, 09:23 PM
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Views: 543,300
Posted By chrismohr
Jaydeehess, Your reply may be what RJ Lee was...

Jaydeehess, Your reply may be what RJ Lee was talking about when he said these iron-rich spheres were to be expected in a fire of this magnitude. This was a huge, fast-moving fire, almost...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 12th December 2015, 09:18 PM
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Posted By chrismohr
I've heard this complaint for a long time: that...

I've heard this complaint for a long time: that Millette didn't raise the temp to 430C and see what happened to his chips. Or, a variation: that he didn't replicate the experiments of the Harrit...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 12th December 2015, 03:17 PM
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Posted By chrismohr
Dave spent way more time looking for iron-rich...

Dave spent way more time looking for iron-rich spheres before his barrel burn than after, and found none until after... then it took him very little time. It is possible that the iron-rich spheres...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 12th December 2015, 10:58 AM
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Posted By chrismohr
Maybe so Chainsaw, but I want to report honestly...

Maybe so Chainsaw, but I want to report honestly what I'm told by experts. Dave Thomas's experiment with the primer paint on steel burning in a barrel makes what the forensic guy said sound...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 12th December 2015, 08:46 AM
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Posted By chrismohr
A few comments here: 1) A couple years ago I...

A few comments here:
1) A couple years ago I reported that an anonymous forensic chemist with extensive experience analyzing arson debris told me he had not seen iron-rich microspheres in the fires...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 25th November 2015, 07:20 PM
Replies: 2,597
Views: 543,300
Posted By chrismohr
Two incredible accusations: first, that Farrer...

Two incredible accusations: first, that Farrer would be contradicting himself impossibly by saying Millette found the right chips while still standing behind the 2009 thermitic paper, therefore he is...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 24th November 2015, 09:39 AM
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Views: 543,300
Posted By chrismohr
"Dr. Farrer was instead referring to a general...

"Dr. Farrer was instead referring to a general TEM analysis he did before that paper was published, not analysis on the plates. Mr. Mohr´s decision to cut out the context left his viewers with the...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 21st November 2015, 10:13 PM
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Views: 543,300
Posted By chrismohr
Chainsaw (and others), I suggest you not bother...

Chainsaw (and others), I suggest you not bother contacting Farrer about all this. We shouldn't do Criteria/Ziggi's work for them. Let's leave him alone I say.
And BTW, when I ask a scientist or...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 20th November 2015, 05:33 PM
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Posted By chrismohr
A few comments: there are four things I said...

A few comments: there are four things I said about Farrer in my video:
1-3) the three email excerpts I quoted, with minimal comment on my part. I think the email excerpts speak for themselves, and...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 8th November 2015, 10:31 AM
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Posted By chrismohr
DGM, to be fair, as soon as Gage and Jones found...

DGM, to be fair, as soon as Gage and Jones found out that this picture was not of molten steel but just bright lights shining into the debris, they took this image away from their presentations.
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 4th November 2015, 08:15 AM
Replies: 978
Views: 418,577
Posted By chrismohr
Glad to hear that Mark replied to you. I for one...

Glad to hear that Mark replied to you. I for one accept his answer that "I am working on this project still. Results will be made public when ready and not sooner." My limited contact with him...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 2nd November 2015, 09:23 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 9,763
Posted By chrismohr
Erik Lawyer of Firefighters for 9/11 Truth joined...

Erik Lawyer of Firefighters for 9/11 Truth joined Richard Gage for this video. Lawyer talks a lot about all the things investigators should have done to be in alignment with the various fire...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 1st November 2015, 10:33 PM
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Views: 9,763
Posted By chrismohr
A couple weeks ago Richard Gage was in Denver...

A couple weeks ago Richard Gage was in Denver again, with a new video he screened for us, and hundreds of people showed up. The movement hardly seems dead here!
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 1st November 2015, 10:27 PM
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Views: 543,300
Posted By chrismohr
You're right, Criteria, and I'm sorry I thought I...

You're right, Criteria, and I'm sorry I thought I had interacted with you directly since deciding not to argue with you awhile back. The other anti-Millette arguments, however, I have been through so...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 31st October 2015, 05:15 PM
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Posted By chrismohr
I never "refused" to organize a resistivity test....

I never "refused" to organize a resistivity test. No one ever suggested I try to organize it. If you ask me now I would refuse, because I am semiretired from the 9/11 debate as of last spring or so. ...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 28th October 2015, 06:51 AM
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Posted By chrismohr
To my knowledge there's only one person in this...

To my knowledge there's only one person in this debate who REALLY knows forensic dust analysis, and that's Dr. Jim Millette. He has real specialized knowledge in the area of dust forensics...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 16th October 2015, 01:32 PM
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Views: 543,300
Posted By chrismohr
Just to be clear, you're suggesting that...

Just to be clear, you're suggesting that resistivity/conductivity is what they measured in the grey layer, NOT the red layer. In your mind, what does this imply? For example, if the red layer doesn't...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 12th October 2015, 08:36 PM
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Views: 543,300
Posted By chrismohr
Pgimeno, thank you for mentioning my video. I...

Pgimeno, thank you for mentioning my video. I spent a lot of time tracking down fire chemists who would be willing to talk with me. As you can mentioned from my most recent video, I give a direct...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 7th October 2015, 09:55 PM
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Views: 543,300
Posted By chrismohr
Screaming amateur that I am, I wonder if the term...

Screaming amateur that I am, I wonder if the term "melting point" even has meaning for something that ignites. Yeah, if I had a clear solid substance that melted at 0 degrees C, I would think, wow,...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 6th October 2015, 04:58 PM
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Posted By chrismohr
At first I thought in terms of a full replication...

At first I thought in terms of a full replication of the 2009 experiments. TFK and others urged me to just ask, "Is this thermite?" and eventually that is what I did. When Millette came back with a...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 1st October 2015, 06:36 AM
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Views: 543,300
Posted By chrismohr
Thanks JIMD for the clarification. You and...

Thanks JIMD for the clarification. You and Snowcrash are two examples of people who care more about truth than the 9/11 Truth movement. And you have not been richly rewarded for your honesty. You may...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 30th September 2015, 07:20 AM
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Views: 543,300
Posted By chrismohr
I am completely fed up with people like you who...

I am completely fed up with people like you who ignore what's in my video and just spout the party line, especially when you are attacking Millette's credibility. Here is what is in my video (either...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 25th September 2015, 11:41 AM
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Views: 543,300
Posted By chrismohr
By way of quick review, on advice of TFK and...

By way of quick review, on advice of TFK and others here, I asked Jim Millette to determine if the red-grey chips in question were thermitic. I did NOT initially ask him to fully replicate the 2009...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 22nd September 2015, 11:08 AM
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Views: 277,878
Posted By chrismohr
Ozzie, I seem to have a lot more time for musical...

Ozzie, I seem to have a lot more time for musical pursuits now as well! I just finished Chapter 15 of my 53-note-to-the-octave music theory book. Two chapters to go, then the hard work of creating...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 12th September 2015, 07:52 AM
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Views: 54,839
Posted By chrismohr
If I remember correctly, a year or so ago I...

If I remember correctly, a year or so ago I produced photos of this and Tony demanded videos, claiming fraud on the part of whoever put out the photos. Got me thinking of all those times Ozeco41...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 31st August 2015, 06:54 AM
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Posted By chrismohr
And PS the purpose of the paper was NOT to refute...

And PS the purpose of the paper was NOT to refute the Harrit et al paper. I asked the question, is there thermite in the red-grey chips? I asked for Millette's promise to give me an honest answer...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 28th August 2015, 06:40 AM
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Posted By chrismohr
Chainsaw, when I asked NIST directly about this,...

Chainsaw, when I asked NIST directly about this, they did not say the plans and blueprints etc were privately owned. They said that some of the information about the buildings was withheld for...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 16th August 2015, 07:02 AM
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Views: 277,878
Posted By chrismohr
I think it's impossible to assign numbers to such...

I think it's impossible to assign numbers to such probabilities. But Ozeco41, I wouldn't say it's either 0 or 1. The question is, if we look at a past event and theorize another possible way it could...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 5th August 2015, 09:26 PM
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Views: 418,577
Posted By chrismohr
It was nonsense, I agree, but for me it was...

It was nonsense, I agree, but for me it was definitely "friction" as well!
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 4th August 2015, 08:59 PM
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Views: 418,577
Posted By chrismohr
I did ask them to test for thermite rather than...

I did ask them to test for thermite rather than ask, what is this? And Oystein, at least two labs said they won't touch anything that might be thermite because of the damage it could cause.
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 4th August 2015, 06:57 AM
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Views: 418,577
Posted By chrismohr
For what it's worth, I approached some two dozen...

For what it's worth, I approached some two dozen labs before finding Jim Millette. Some refused to deal with me at all because it was connected to 9/11. Some refused because they feared that if...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 28th July 2015, 07:11 AM
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Views: 61,856
Posted By chrismohr
Not sure where to post this, but Rick Shaddock's...

Not sure where to post this, but Rick Shaddock's 9/11 questions to Donald Trump made it into the Washington Post:...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 13th July 2015, 07:22 AM
Replies: 2,597
Views: 543,300
Posted By chrismohr
Thanks for letting me know Oystein.

Thanks for letting me know Oystein.
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 30th June 2015, 06:24 AM
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Views: 543,300
Posted By chrismohr
Sunstealer's conjectures point to the correct...

Sunstealer's conjectures point to the correct answer to Oystein's question to me re TEM timing. I can't say more than that.
As for the Jones quote, "But like Dr Farrer's TEM results, there was no...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 28th June 2015, 03:12 PM
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Posted By chrismohr
Basque Arch, I can't answer your question because...

Basque Arch, I can't answer your question because I don't know.
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 28th June 2015, 01:32 PM
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Posted By chrismohr
Again, it's POSSIBLE (in my most benign...

Again, it's POSSIBLE (in my most benign interpretation) that they considered the FTIR and TEM data useless. For example, if it showed no aluminum of any kind at all. In other words, not contradicting...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 28th June 2015, 12:32 PM
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Views: 543,300
Posted By chrismohr
The only word I can use to describe the 9/11...

The only word I can use to describe the 9/11 Truth CD Theory is "wrong." I go mad when I try to understand the intentions and motives of others. So I won't bother with calling it a fraud or a hoax or...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 27th June 2015, 05:04 PM
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Posted By chrismohr
OK I'm back. Are we looking at scientific...

OK I'm back.
Are we looking at scientific fraud? I have not studied scientific ethics so I cannot judge. But I can say this:
Yes, the inconclusive TEM readings were taken by Jeff Farrer prior to...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 27th June 2015, 10:07 AM
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Views: 543,300
Posted By chrismohr
Busy day, I'll be back with an answer late this...

Busy day, I'll be back with an answer late this evening. Don't jump to conlcusions or assume the worst just yet, please wait everyone!
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 26th June 2015, 09:00 PM
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Posted By chrismohr
Not quite. The first person to be told he was...

Not quite. The first person to be told he was looking at the "wrong chips" was Jeff Farrer himself, their own lead experimenter, who in 2008 actually did the TEM tests and several others. When the...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 26th June 2015, 05:23 PM
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Posted By chrismohr
I believe Mark Basile has said his goal is to...

I believe Mark Basile has said his goal is to reproduce the experiment. In my debate with Richard Gage, he said, "We need repeatable experiments" to prove thermite. Rick Shaddock has said similar...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 26th June 2015, 04:22 PM
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Posted By chrismohr
I'm pretty sure they talk about two differengt...

I'm pretty sure they talk about two differengt kinds of chips, one of which has a strong exothermic reaction at around 430C and one which can be heated much hotter and nogt much happens. Kevin Ryan...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 25th June 2015, 07:48 PM
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Views: 418,577
Posted By chrismohr
Oystein, FYI I performed a world premiere live...

Oystein,
FYI I performed a world premiere live of John Cage's "15 Domestic Minutes," which was great fun for all of us public radio geeks-- but something like 9 people at National Public Radio got...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 24th June 2015, 06:38 PM
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Posted By chrismohr
Two of the ones writing to me have actually...

Two of the ones writing to me have actually changed and are giving up on 9/11 Truth, some are holding on to CD and giving up on thermite. Then I say to them, good, thank you. And now you have no...
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