[JohnFiorentino]

Did I say they came from a missile?........How could you possibly be aware of the sources I have or will consult?....I believe Boeing is quite familiar with what types of engines are on it's planes.......And why would I be interested in a cargo manifest?........Do you think something went "bang" in there?.......Or maybe we should check out the overhead bin that Tobin was directed to investigate?......Were there signs of an "explosion" in the passenger cabin?.......If not, how do you suppose those people got peppered with these pellets?......Are you familiar with all the different variations of explosive or incendiary devices?......Did William Tobin have any experience examining aircraft wrecks after immersion in salt water?......Where DID the PETN and RDX come from...certainly NOT from the "dog training exercise" as we have been led to believe.....Why does NTSB still refuse to release the autopsy reports?......IF the source of the pellets WAS the cargo hold, how do you suppose people in the passenger cabin wound up with pellets embedded in their bodies IF the explosion took place in the CWT, portions of which are BELOW the passenger cabin?....The NTSB sequencing report gives no clue as to how contents from the cargo hold might be found in victims bodies....does it?

[backhoe]

The curious should check our bump lists for the wealth of infomation & opinions kept on this site about Flight 800 and many other hot subjects:

TWA800_list:

To find all articles tagged or indexed using TWA800_list, click below:
	click here >>>	TWA800_list	<<< click here
(To view all FR Bump Lists, click here)

[Rokke]

Sorry, I've been away from the computer for a couple days. You ask a lot of questions and I'll try to offer a few answers. First, no you didn't say the pellets came from a missile, but that seems to be the consensus of this thread and of many TWA 800 conspiracy theorists. Your point in all this seems to be there is no logical explaination for the mystery pellets outside of some covered up explosion. I am merely pointing out to you that there are several less sinister possiblities than a missile or a bomb, and the response you shared from the Boeing engineer doesn't exclude any of those possiblities. Jet engines make extensive use of titanium, tungsten, aluminium alloys, etc etc etc..
One doesn't even have to read the NTSB report to understand there was an extensive break up and fire as TWA 800 destructed. As has already been discussed in this thread, it is not beyond the realm of possiblity for melting, burning metal from anywhere on the aircraft to form small pellets that found their way into passengers. You say the passengers were peppered, but from the info you've offered it appears only 20 pellets were found.
You must have a theory concerning these pellets. Share it, and then take the next step and offer some evidence to support that theory. It appears you think they originate from some explosive device. What was it?