Foolish frauds is more Likely, they have convinced themselves that they are right and their egos will not allow them to admit they are wrong.
They may have found by chance one energetic aluminum fueled chip I doubt it but it is possible just like the microspheres were friction wear particles, an energetic chip could have been created similarly, if Jones an Harriet actually tested and found an energetic chip, that was thermitic and ignited it prior to the paper then they could have been fooled into believing more chips were thermitic.
Leading to an embarrassing paper of foolishness.
If he presents evidence in court on structure of the ,Chips bet you it will be cutting dust residue
And that is why he wants to present his case he doesn't understand what he found.
A truther called you friendly when he found out I had participated in the mico spheres
Debate gave me a copy of what he claims was a personal email exchange between himself and Harrit, it was a description of cutting disk residue from Silicon Carbide aluminum oxide cutting disks with expoxy binder with paint.