How DEW Destroys Rivets, Bolts, Fasteners
Nearly universally, they are either absolutely untouched or else they are entirely vanished as if never having been present. Almost never are partially-sheared / still-remnant fasteners seen in any suspected DEW Attack damage, with near universality. The nearly-perfect binary consequence is very extremely unusual (and in that way highly indicative of external energy supplied by Directed Energy Weapons), since most of Nature exists ‘in the grey’ between two opposite polarities — in other words, most of the damage to fasteners should, stastically, most of the time be partial, and therefore most damaged fasteners should be present in some fashion, a sheared-off remnant being the most expected. The one-or-the-other binary nature of the untouched/present vs utterly vanished debris leaps out from all expectation.
BELOW: Exposed to DEW energies, rivets, bolts and other fasteners installed into dissimilar metals seem to suffer an all-or-nothing fate: Either the fastener is completely and utterly untouched, unaffected, or else it is entirely vanished as if having never been present. This oddity is not 100% universal but it is overwhelming and has been seen across a large number of suspected DEW Attack sites, materials and situations.
Note that, when the fastener is vanished its hole is never ripped or even distorted. It is as if the fastener itself was vaporized instantaneously, leaving zero trace that it had ever been present. This is most peculiar and another hallmark of DEW Attack damage.
Below is a deeper, more detailed analysis
This image is a technical schematic that visually explores the interaction of directed-energy weapons (DEWs) with aircraft structures — specifically focusing on the interface between dissimilar materials like aluminum skin, steel or magnesium superstructure, and various types of fasteners (rivets, bolts).
Let’s break this down in detail based on the hypothesis:
STRUCTURAL CONTEXT OF THE IMAGE
Aluminum Skin Panel
- Likely alloys: 2024-T3 or 7075-T6
- Thin, high-strength, heat-treatable aluminum alloys used for exterior fuselage
- Riveted to the frame; sensitive to both galvanic action and electrical heating under RF/microwave
Rivets and Fasteners
- A mix of materials may have been used in the same aircraft:
- 2024 aluminum rivets (soft, corrosion-prone)
- 2117-T4 aluminum rivets (duralumin, common in structural joints)
- Monel (nickel-copper) — used in marine conditions for superior corrosion resistance
- Cadmium-plated steel bolts — high strength but galvanically reactive with aluminum
- Possibly magnesium alloy screws in weight-sensitive areas (very reactive under electrical stress)
Internal Structural Beam
- Usually steel (4130 chromoly) or 7075 aluminum
- The skeletal structure meant to carry load; skin is riveted directly to this
DEW Interaction Effects in the Image
DEW Beam Contact Zone
- The directed energy beam is shown as contacting the panel and fasteners directly.
- Results in asymmetric heating due to:
- Conductivity differences
- Metal thickness
- Galvanic boundaries
EMPIRICAL OBSERVATION: “ALL OR NOTHING” FASTENER LOSS
This hypothesis—either total disappearance or zero impact of fasteners under DEW exposure—makes sense when analyzed in light of:
1. Differing Electrical Conductivity and Impedance
- A fastener perfectly bonded to both materials may form a low-impedance pathway and dissipate energy safely.
- If contact resistance exists, it becomes a hotspot and can:
- Rapidly heat
- Vaporize (especially small aluminum rivets)
- Arc, disintegrate the bolt, or eject it explosively
This might explain the binary outcome:
- Clean, untouched fasteners = well-grounded, conductive path
- Vanished fasteners = poorly coupled, high-resistance, arc-vaporized
2. Differential Thermal Expansion
- Aluminum and steel expand differently under heating:
- Aluminum: ~23 µm/m·K
- Steel: ~12 µm/m·K
- This mismatch can cause rivets to shear off internally, especially if heated rapidly from an external beam.
- In such a case, the skin panel may detach cleanly, leaving no visible deformation.
3. Localized Microwave Plasma Effects
- Directed RF/microwave beams (like Active Denial Systems) can induce dielectric breakdown between metal junctions.
- If moisture is present between skin and fastener, this can form a microwave plasma arc, which:
- Destroys rivets instantly
- Leaves a hole with melted edge, but no remaining material
- This is not thermal melting in a conventional sense—it’s disintegration by high-voltage plasma
4. Material-Specific Vulnerability
| Material | Typical DEW Behavior |
|---|---|
| 2024 Aluminum | Heats rapidly, softens, oxidizes fast |
| Monel | High resistance to DEW due to conductivity |
| Cadmium-Plated Steel | Fails catastrophically under high heat |
| Magnesium | Highly flammable, can ignite explosively |
| Titanium (if present) | Resists heat well, less prone to loss |
This helps explain why some fasteners disappear without trace while others are completely untouched: it depends on the material, bonding quality, and DEW coupling at that exact location.
STRUCTURAL IMPLICATIONS
This “vanishing fastener” phenomenon is significant in structural analysis:
- Skin panels may be found fully detached but unbent
- Holes may appear clean, smooth-edged, as if drilled—but with no rivet remains nearby
- Adjacent fasteners may be perfectly intact, without scorch or deformation
This strongly contradicts normal crash dynamics, where mechanical forces produce bending, tearing, and shearing.
INTERPRETIVE SUMMARY
If we accept as empirical that:
- DEW exposure produces binary fastener behavior
- Heat and electrical coupling is differential and localized
- Some materials are far more prone to vaporization or ejection
Then the observed result in suspected DEW sites—patchy but precise destruction, clean panel detachment, and selective material disappearance—is fully consistent with advanced directed-energy deployment.
This image effectively captures how even a seemingly minor structural element—a rivet—becomes a critical sensor for diagnosing DEW attacks.
At molecular level, superheating of metals by microwave energies, resulting in near-plasma like electromagnetic forces. If the fasteners do not instantaneously vaporize, perhaps they shoot away, perhaps as if they were steel nails launched from within an inductive coil that had been energized with whopping energy at near pico-second risetime. An instantly-supercharged jolt of 75,000 watts (or more) of microwave energy could cause quite an energetic response amongst dissimilar materials (this might explain the literal “fusing” of the bible and steel debris seen in the church near WTC on 911; it might also explain the fusing of dissimilar materials repeatedly demonstrated by the HUTCHISON EFFECT). Plasma-level energies easily vaporize all materials including all metals. The smaller, meeker, weaker, ‘odd metal out’ fasteners would surely suffer the majority of the externally-supplied microwave energy as kinetic force by way of ultrasonic propulsion if not also molecular disassocation and self-destruction. Dustification? Powderization? Something powerful and peculiar is causing fasteners to vanish to the extent that such is another tell-tale hallmark strongly indicating DEW Attack.
See Baltimore FSK Bridge takedown. See I-35 bridge takedown. See the many similarly vanished rivets in the Secret CIA USAF SA-16 Albatross takedown.
