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"Secrets of Area 51: Beginnings, Bob Lazar, facts and fantasies
Lazar’s critics have long claimed that Bigelow cut off ties with Lazar because he determined that Lazar was a fraud. That is not what Bigelow told Mystery Wire. “Bob was intriguing because he knew so much,” Bigelow said during the recent interview. “He’s a smart guy. He’s no dummy. He’s a smart man. He’s a smart guy. And very creative. And so, again, I say that the preponderance of evidence to me is in his favor, that he’s he’s, he’s, by and large, legitimate.” In the new interview, Bigleow talks about Lazar showing him what turned out to be pieces of aerogel. At the time, Lazar explained the aerogel arrived as packaging material surrounding a piece of Element 115 that had been shipped to him. Lazar did not know what aerogel was, only that it came from the same place as the 115. Over the years, critics of Lazar have alleged that he lied to Bigelow by asserting the aerogel was the same as 115. No such claim was ever made by Lazar.
Bob Lazar
“There are two types of Aerogel when it comes to interaction with water – Hydrophobic (repels water) and Hydrophilic (absorbs water). The silica Aerogel we had at that time was hydrophilic silica aerogel. It is known for, and used as an ultra efficient adsorbent. It does in fact absorb more than 5X its weight in water, which is what I measured testing the unknown material back then.” BOB LAZAR
Bigelow confirmed to Mystery Wire that Lazar never claimed the aerogel was the mysterious Element 115. Bigelow says Lazar did assert the aerogel could absorb five times its weight in water. Bigelow later found a magazine article which explained the origin of aerogel, but he found no evidence aerogel was highly absorbent. This confusion is the source of allegations that Bigelow parted ways with Lazar because Lazar lied to him about aerogel being Element 115. In reality, this never happened and now, Bigelow has set the record straight. According to NASA, “aerogels are among the lightest solid materials known to man. They are created by combining a polymer with a solvent to form a gel, and then removing the liquid from the gel and replacing it with air. Aerogels are extremely porous and very low in density. They are solid to the touch. This translucent material is considered one of the finest insulation materials available.” Robert Bigelow answered questions about Lazar and other topics he’s investigated over the past 30 years, in part because he is promoting his newest venture, the Bigelow Institute for Consciousness Studies, or BICS. Bigelow, known for his funding of UFO research projects, launched the new project last week. BICS is holding a global essay contest seeking input from scientists, religious scholars, consciousness researchers, and anyone else who can provide evidence of an afterlife. As an incentive, BICS will award $500,000 for the top essay, $300,000 for the second best, and $150,000 for third place. EDITOR’S NOTE: The original story was updated to add Bob Lazar’s statement about the aerogel rumors.
originally posted by: mysterioustranger
a reply to: A51Watcher
Threads already discussed. Nice post..
originally posted by: schuyler
I agree. In previous threads (long ago) I came down hard on Lazar, influenced by Friedman and others, particularly concerning his educational background. But after several years I have come to the conclusion that I can see how all this happened, and I have come to believe in the essentials of Lazar's story. I think he has gotten a bad rap by a lot of people who only know the barest essentials of Lazar. It's easy to be superficial, and face it. How much do you really now about Lazar that you have not read in ATS comments? And how convenient for the government to encourage Lazar bashing. He deserves a serious look from a contemporary perspective.
originally posted by: vance
Robert Bigelow stating that Bob Lazar is "by and large legitimate", still doesn't convince me, that Bob Lazar, is not the fraud he has been accused of being. For me the fact that Bob Lazar is a fraud, is overwhelmingly proven.
... Bob said that the key to it was this element 115 he had a piece of it. I saw it in Vegas. He had that piece. I saw the experiment. What happened to it? That's a story for another time. It's in a spot now where nobody could get to it. But it's still there. One of these days maybe after Bob's gone I'll go dig it up
originally posted by: abe froman
a reply to: A51Watcher
Is your footage posted here?
Not everyone has a high enough IQ to know when something is legit or not.
What is 'legitimate' about Bob's story?
My question to you is do the aliens use deodorant?
originally posted by: MagnificatMafia
a reply to: ARM1968
I find it interesting how people keep pushing the lie that Lazar predicted anything that has proven to be true