12-10-2012, 07:25 PM
WillyLoman is hysterical and his claim to fame was that he did drafting for some home remodelling in FL. I did try to explain some tenchincal things to him on his forum but he's pretty much calls anyone who disagrees with him a dis info agent.
If that's the sort of science and engineering you trust Lemkin... good luck.
Not all exothermic reactions require a source of oxygen... some can use the oxygen bound in Iron and Alum oxide.
I recall all the statements about black smoke being a telltale sign of an oxygen starved fire. Not true... I am attaching a photo very dark black smoke produced when there was plenty of oxygen. The smoke's color is related to what was burning ... plastic (and diesel I suspect, though it could have been started by gasoline). There was an huge explosion as well.
The take away is that it is very difficult to know for certain the precise cause of what is experienced. There WERE things in those buildings exploding... such as power transformers. All bombs explode but not all explosions are bombs.
If that's the sort of science and engineering you trust Lemkin... good luck.
Not all exothermic reactions require a source of oxygen... some can use the oxygen bound in Iron and Alum oxide.
I recall all the statements about black smoke being a telltale sign of an oxygen starved fire. Not true... I am attaching a photo very dark black smoke produced when there was plenty of oxygen. The smoke's color is related to what was burning ... plastic (and diesel I suspect, though it could have been started by gasoline). There was an huge explosion as well.
The take away is that it is very difficult to know for certain the precise cause of what is experienced. There WERE things in those buildings exploding... such as power transformers. All bombs explode but not all explosions are bombs.