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Nope, not a doctor, but I play one on TV.

Just kidding.

I'm a college English professor. No background in chemicals or medicine or metallurgy. So, take that for what it's worth.

That said, my wife works in the medical field. Also, all of my research is sourced, but may not be exhaustive. I encourage all of you to let me know of additional applications for these elements and compounds.

Not sure what direction to go here.  Tom silent. Others silent. People who could get involved unwilling to do so because of the personal subversive dynamic of Cooper internet politics and (book writers). You aren't the first to try and connect substances to Cooper's personal health and a condition he might have been dealing with. Several people of note have looked at Tom's particles/substances list and wondered if there was not a health-pharmacological connection; some health issue Cooper was dealing with?  But again Tom is not here to discuss or clarify anything if and when debates might surface ...

The tie was nylon ?  How does nylon react  if exposed to extreme heat environments?

The tie could have been a clever plant, just as the 'bomb' was a controlling diversion.

I am struck by the possibility that a sick person would start and conduct a stressful hijacking of this kind, in bad weather.  Is this the photo of a terminally ill person?

Do these sketch photos suggest any medical condition?  Exclude #1.

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I didnt get anything WRONG! I was asking a question: what is the tie made of! YHWH over at the Hate Zone says:  "Cooper's tie is Dacron Polyester not nylon... no they are not the same. and yes, Hahneman was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 1971, I have already examined the tie particles in relation to a cancer patient. " . . . and other stuff.

Has a list of stores that sold the tie ever surfaced, from YHWH or The FBI ?

The chain of custody of the tie and the level of protection the FBI provided it is of great concern. These particles could have come from innumerable places if the tie was not handled appropriately by law enforcement. Also, there is the possibility that some or all of these particles could have come as a result of either the FBI's or Tome Kaye's analysis. For example, calcium flourine is used in the lenses of spectroscopes and microscopes. Could there have been contamination?

Larry Carr and the Mystery Group

Larry Carr seems to be doubling-down on his belief that DB Cooper jumped with a too-hard-to-use-safely military chute, as evidence by recent postings on Eric's DB Cooper Mystery Group Facebook page.

Eric's "Group" is both a blessing and a curse, as it has many fresh voices and interesting discussion. However, it is very hard to follow and read as many of the messages are hidden or truncated to Fb formatting. UG! I find it a royal pain in the ass, and lots of folks email me to ask that I join the conversation, but whew - it's work.

As it turns out, some of the editors and producers I have been interviewed by recently are also interviewing Larry, and word is getting back to me that he is sticking by his claim that Coop died in the jump because he used Cossey's personal chute - the blasted NB-6 that was overstuffed with a 28-foot canopy and had serious modifications to the rip cord that made it next-to-impossible to use, except for Coss.

Now Eric is touting the same point of view, saying he has a "legit source" to back up his claims, which I assume is Larry. But I call Bullshit.

To say Cooper used any back chute from Cossey, one has to prove a few things:

1. Why did Cossey send his two back chutes to the wrong airport?
2. How did Cossey's back chutes get to Sea-Tac? Who drove them there?
3. Cossey says that he was informed of NWO's need for parachutes by Al Lee, but can anyone prove or corroborate that Lee, the Chief of Ground Ops, was the guy calling Cossey or looking for chutes? I haven't seen a stitch of documentation on that. On the flip side, there is significant documentation and corroboration on the Norman Hayden - George Harrison negotiation and delivery of two back chutes.

So, if Cooper used one of Cossey's chutes, then four back chutes must have been delivered - Hayden's two Pioneer/Steinthaul rigs, and Cossey's NB-6/NB-8 (take your pick because he has said both at different times to different people) and a Pioneer-Something.

So, where are the other three back chutes? One got returned to Norman, allegedly, and is now at the WSHM. Cossey told me that he never got either of his back chutes back.

Larry Carr and the Mystery Group

Larry Carr seems to be doubling-down on his belief that DB Cooper jumped with a too-hard-to-use-safely military chute, as evidence by recent postings on Eric's DB Cooper Mystery Group Facebook page.

Eric's "Group" is both a blessing and a curse, as it has many fresh voices and interesting discussion. However, it is very hard to follow and read as many of the messages are hidden or truncated to Fb formatting. UG! I find it a royal pain in the ass, and lots of folks email me to ask that I join the conversation, but whew - it's work.

As it turns out, some of the editors and producers I have been interviewed by recently are also interviewing Larry, and word is getting back to me that he is sticking by his claim that Coop died in the jump because he used Cossey's personal chute - the blasted NB-6 that was overstuffed with a 28-foot canopy and had serious modifications to the rip cord that made it next-to-impossible to use, except for Coss.

Now Eric is touting the same point of view, saying he has a "legit source" to back up his claims, which I assume is Larry. But I call Bullshit.

To say Cooper used any back chute from Cossey, one has to prove a few things:

1. Why did Cossey send his two back chutes to the wrong airport?
2. How did Cossey's back chutes get to Sea-Tac? Who drove them there?
3. Cossey says that he was informed of NWO's need for parachutes by Al Lee, but can anyone prove or corroborate that Lee, the Chief of Ground Ops, was the guy calling Cossey or looking for chutes? I haven't seen a stitch of documentation on that. On the flip side, there is significant documentation and corroboration on the Norman Hayden - George Harrison negotiation and delivery of two back chutes.

So, if Cooper used one of Cossey's chutes, then four back chutes must have been delivered - Hayden's two Pioneer/Steinthaul rigs, and Cossey's NB-6/NB-8 (take your pick because he has said both at different times to different people) and a Pioneer-Something.

So, where are the other three back chutes? One got returned to Norman, allegedly, and is now at the WSHM. Cossey told me that he never got either of his back chutes back.