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Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 11th November 2021, 10:04 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,886
Posted By Redwood
And your point is what?

And your point is what?
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 10th October 2021, 07:18 PM
Replies: 3,497
Views: 236,686
Posted By Redwood
Deaths/one million Singapore: 27 Deaths/one...

Deaths/one million Singapore: 27

Deaths/one million USA: 2,200

Source: Worldometer...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 30th August 2021, 01:01 PM
Replies: 570
Views: 96,843
Posted By Redwood
There are no known records of the planning...

There are no known records of the planning sessions for 9/11, and all participants are dead. Anything at this point is useless speculation.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 18th May 2021, 10:57 AM
Replies: 3,555
Views: 305,705
Posted By Redwood
:D:thumbsup:

:D:thumbsup:
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 5th May 2021, 02:46 PM
Replies: 292
Views: 48,591
Posted By Redwood
WTC 7 did not have a basement as such. There was...

WTC 7 did not have a basement as such. There was a small underground loading dock area only. Most of WTC 7 was built atop a Consolidated Edison substation.
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 14th March 2021, 04:00 PM
Replies: 292
Views: 48,591
Posted By Redwood
There was an erroneous report that an airliner...

There was an erroneous report that an airliner had crashed into the Potomac, near the Pentagon. Jamie McIntyre corrected that false report: It didn't crash near the Pentagon, it crashed into the...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 12th March 2021, 04:58 PM
Replies: 1,966
Views: 213,384
Posted By Redwood
You may be thinking of FDNY Fire Captain and OEM...

You may be thinking of FDNY Fire Captain and OEM Deputy Director Richard Rotanz: (http://162.243.41.32/entity.jsp?entity=richard_rotanz)



What a person might possibly hope to accomplish by...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 25th December 2020, 05:18 PM
Replies: 3,385
Views: 310,756
Posted By Redwood
This is the same William Binney who claims he...

This is the same William Binney who claims he could have stopped 9/11. His tweets cast doubt on his credibility.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 20th December 2020, 09:39 PM
Replies: 3,385
Views: 310,756
Posted By Redwood
******************************** I hope that...

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I hope that some Trumpnik realizes that if Biden got "13 MILLION More Votes Than There Were Eligible Voters", then Trump also got more votes than there are eligible...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 14th October 2020, 08:54 PM
Replies: 3,567
Views: 258,714
Posted By Redwood
I always preferred ham. Turkey is delicious when...

I always preferred ham. Turkey is delicious when done right, but most folks really don't know how to do it right. :)
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 13th October 2020, 05:44 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,445
Posted By Redwood
Estonians are just Finns who've had too much to...

Estonians are just Finns who've had too much to drink. Meaning, they're indistinguishable most of the time. :D
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 29th September 2020, 07:36 PM
Replies: 177
Split Thread: "Pedovores" - evidence?
Views: 16,356
Posted By Redwood
I've always had a weakness for pickled pigs feet....

I've always had a weakness for pickled pigs feet. Alas, they're hard to find in my neighborhood now due to a demographic shift. But I can always get them via the Internet: ...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 29th September 2020, 07:23 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,318
Posted By Redwood
Actually, Russia has been squelching 9/11...

Actually, Russia has been squelching 9/11 conspiracism for a long time.
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 9th September 2020, 08:04 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 8,615
Posted By Redwood
I encourage all Truthers to empty out their...

I encourage all Truthers to empty out their savings for these grifters. Being taken to the cleaners can be a valuable life lesson.
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 25th July 2020, 01:13 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,478
Posted By Redwood
Top speed is achievable only with use of the...

Top speed is achievable only with use of the afterburner, which consumes fuel prodigiously. Listed combat range is 295 nautical miles (which assumes there and back) with bomb load, which also...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 18th July 2020, 07:34 PM
Replies: 3,239
Views: 297,389
Posted By Redwood
7xWobOxTE0U&t=1s&fbclid=IwAR36BrYGGnM12feB0xT6PK1C...

7xWobOxTE0U&t=1s&fbclid=IwAR36BrYGGnM12feB0xT6PK1CFPy0SRdSe-zM_hqYrhQi-LUI_qQ-SNxrqto :D:D
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 14th July 2020, 01:50 PM
Replies: 378
Views: 22,431
Posted By Redwood
A "pedo establishment" would be any business...

A "pedo establishment" would be any business operating as a front for offering child sex slaves. My point is that there would be countless ways to slip up and for them to wind up doing a long...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 12th July 2020, 12:42 PM
Replies: 378
Views: 22,431
Posted By Redwood
Has there ever been a case where a pedo...

Has there ever been a case where a pedo establishment accidentally blew its cover? For example, a customer orders a cheese pizza and makes a gesture that the person taking the order misinterprets as...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 9th July 2020, 06:02 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 15,774
Posted By Redwood
And yet in the 19 years since, not a single...

And yet in the 19 years since, not a single Truther has ever interviewed an eyewitness to ask if the person thinks he was hearing/seeing explosive charges.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 6th July 2020, 05:25 PM
Replies: 378
Views: 22,431
Posted By Redwood
(https://oldlarestaurants.com/wp-content/uploads/p...

(https://oldlarestaurants.com/wp-content/uploads/pieceopizza11.jpg)

Piece o' Pizza was all over Los Angeles in the 1960s and 1970s. Quality was about average for L.A. at the time; IOW it was...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 22nd June 2020, 06:06 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 10,590
Posted By Redwood
FYI: ...

FYI: https://news.yahoo.com/george-soros-conspiracy-theories-surge-123449347.html
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 19th June 2020, 02:21 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 10,590
Posted By Redwood
Isn't it peculiar that people who have benefited...

Isn't it peculiar that people who have benefited so handsomely from the existing order (such as George Soros and Bill Gates) are always plotting to undermine it? :eusa_think: :rolleyes:
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 1st June 2020, 09:54 PM
Replies: 339
Views: 132,089
Posted By Redwood
How telling thqt 9/11 discussion has been reduced...

How telling thqt 9/11 discussion has been reduced to meaningless details of that day.
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 18th March 2020, 02:21 PM
Replies: 377
Views: 73,872
Posted By Redwood
The solution is obvious: "They" organized the...

The solution is obvious: "They" organized the team by invading the homes of all these experts, shot the dog or whatever to prove this was no joke, threw the person to the ground, began dumping...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 2nd March 2020, 09:20 PM
Replies: 2,800
Views: 172,813
Posted By Redwood
They weren't "mostly hollow". The wing tanks...

They weren't "mostly hollow". The wing tanks were filled. And years ago I explained the concept of "sectional density" to you. It seems that meanwhile you have learned nothing and forgotten...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 2nd March 2020, 08:51 PM
Replies: 1,055
Views: 101,694
Posted By Redwood
Here's another person who killed himself while in...

Here's another person who killed himself while in Federal custody. An especially nasty sort. Let the conspiracy theories begin!

TOfXU_y_E_o
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 2nd March 2020, 08:35 PM
Replies: 1,055
Views: 101,694
Posted By Redwood
If Epstein had been murdered, the killer would...

If Epstein had been murdered, the killer would have had to have a key to his cell. Only a handful of people have such keys. The killer would also have to have had entry to the jail after hours. ...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 29th February 2020, 07:51 PM
Replies: 3,283
Views: 741,613
Posted By Redwood
Last year, they said "early next year". It's now...

Last year, they said "early next year". It's now March, but I suppose that if you want to get technical, one might argue that anything before July 1 is still "early". :rolleyes:
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 23rd February 2020, 08:07 PM
Replies: 1,545
Views: 473,293
Posted By Redwood
But it will slow down because of momentum...

But it will slow down because of momentum transfer. When the engine collides with the wall inelastically, the fragments of the wall and the fragments of the engine after collision will have...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 20th February 2020, 02:23 PM
Replies: 1,966
Views: 213,384
Posted By Redwood
Maybe they didn't use a cannon. Have you...

Maybe they didn't use a cannon. Have you considered the possibility of a giant crossbow such as was used to slay the dragon in THE SEVENTH VOYAGE OF SINBAD? :eusa_think:
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 17th February 2020, 11:41 PM
Replies: 1,966
Views: 213,384
Posted By Redwood
Challenge to RubyGray

Perhaps you could cite a single example where a serial number on any kind of airplane part played any role in "solving a mystery" in any air crash. :eusa_think:

This will be a first! :rolleyes:
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 17th February 2020, 11:06 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 11,049
Posted By Redwood
You can also get dripping glowing material from...

You can also get dripping glowing material from electrical transformer meltdowns:
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 12th February 2020, 10:06 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 11,049
Posted By Redwood
The fact of the matter is that nobody knows what...

The fact of the matter is that nobody knows what this was. It was on the opposite side of the impact point. It may even be molten material from a UPS unit. But the chances of this being from some...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 9th January 2020, 06:40 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 10,312
Posted By Redwood
:rolleyes::rolleyes:

:rolleyes::rolleyes:
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 5th January 2020, 07:53 PM
Replies: 2,800
Views: 172,813
Posted By Redwood
How do suppose "they" recruited these "certain...

How do suppose "they" recruited these "certain corrupt members of the police and fire departments" willing to risk prison for "a few extra bucks"? :boggled:

Did they post notices on the station...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 24th December 2019, 01:02 AM
Replies: 67
Views: 8,342
Posted By Redwood
Do you have a link for this? AFAIK, the first...

Do you have a link for this? AFAIK, the first Birther lawsuits claiming Obama's supposed failure to qualify due to "natural born citizenship" requiring citizenship from both parents (NOTE: Not...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 23rd December 2019, 06:52 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 8,342
Posted By Redwood
Corsi wrote two books. The first was The Obama...

Corsi wrote two books. The first was The Obama Nation, which came out just as Birtherism was taking off but it makes no mention of an overseas birth. The second was 2011's Where's the Birth...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 21st December 2019, 07:08 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 8,342
Posted By Redwood
Actually, Birtherism's origins were pretty much...

Actually, Birtherism's origins were pretty much "bottom up". Nobody of any prominence wanted anything to do with it until after it got going.

Corsi's book hit the book stores August 2008, and the...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 20th December 2019, 02:47 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 8,342
Posted By Redwood
Corsi's ObamaNation came out in mid-2008 just as...

Corsi's ObamaNation came out in mid-2008 just as Birtherism was getting started. It's pretty much of a "throw everything but the kitchen sink" attempt at an anti-Obama hit piece. There's a chapter...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 17th December 2019, 06:35 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 8,342
Posted By Redwood
False. Please show your best evidence for your...

False. Please show your best evidence for your claim.



False. His book says he was born in Hawaii. A 1990 NY Times article says he was born in Hawaii. Was he planning on running for POTUS...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 11th December 2019, 10:51 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 8,342
Posted By Redwood
Yes.

Yes.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 11th December 2019, 12:52 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 8,342
Posted By Redwood
This is good research as to how it got started...

This is good research as to how it got started and went "viral":

http://barackryphal.blogspot.com

I was interested in studying Birtherism before I was interested in Trutherism. I figured...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 30th October 2019, 09:12 PM
Replies: 3,283
Views: 741,613
Posted By Redwood
(Filling in the blanks here.) If Truthers ever...

(Filling in the blanks here.) If Truthers ever hope to achieve success, they will have to come up with a more persuasive narrative than the "official".

So if I'm getting your drift here:
...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 21st October 2019, 03:48 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 13,414
Posted By Redwood
Originally Posted by Adam Fitzgerald According...

Originally Posted by Adam Fitzgerald
According to the 9/11 Commission the cost for pulling off this operation was approximately between $400,000 and $500,000. Take that with a grain if salt...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 17th October 2019, 09:23 PM
Replies: 188
Views: 33,668
Posted By Redwood
I hear that Fidel Castro was, too. :rolleyes:...

I hear that Fidel Castro was, too. :rolleyes: (https://sports.yahoo.com/news/did-fidel-castro-nearly-have-a-career-in-professional-baseball-180833738.html)
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 17th October 2019, 09:19 PM
Replies: 3,283
Views: 741,613
Posted By Redwood
I'm just a dumb chemist, but here's what I would...

I'm just a dumb chemist, but here's what I would do:

Model the NE corner of WTC 7, where fires were observed.

Surely at some point, even the most hard-core Truther would concede that with a...
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 13th October 2019, 05:13 PM
Replies: 154
Views: 30,509
Posted By Redwood
And the actual structural design of the Twin...

And the actual structural design of the Twin Towers.
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 27th September 2019, 03:30 PM
Replies: 3,283
Views: 741,613
Posted By Redwood
It's generally just known as 101 Barclay St. NYC:...

It's generally just known as 101 Barclay St. NYC: (https://www.emporis.com/buildings/114274/101-barclay-street-new-york-city-ny-usa)
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 26th September 2019, 05:26 PM
Replies: 3,283
Views: 741,613
Posted By Redwood
"Camera 3" is the term used used in NCSTAR 1-9. ...

"Camera 3" is the term used used in NCSTAR 1-9. It's one of five cameras that recorded the entire collapse sequence.
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 22nd September 2019, 11:01 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 6,040
Posted By Redwood
I hate to say it, but this is right. California...

I hate to say it, but this is right. California is indeed the Land of Fruits and Nuts.
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