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9. Maybe they are just very honest.

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TSA ends contract with Rapiscan, maker of full-body scanner [View all] jsr Jan 2013 OP

I thought Rapiscan was a satirical name BainsBane Jan 2013 #1

I know. How clueless are their marketing people? pnwmom Jan 2013 #3

Maybe they are just very honest. LisaL Jan 2013 #9

I am sure they intended to suggest rapid scan, but it reads like rape is scan. nt MADem Jan 2013 #10

I'm sure therapists sympathize with their situation... n/t PoliticAverse Jan 2013 #15

Ha--another "unfortunate" word!!! MADem Jan 2013 #17

Rapeyscan nt dorkulon Jan 2013 #35

The marketing people dont have to be very clever when they have good lobbyists. rhett o rick Jan 2013 #18

Wasn't he a part owner of Rapiscan previously? n/t flamingdem Jan 2013 #24

I believe that to be true but couldnt find such. nm rhett o rick Jan 2013 #43

makes sense BainsBane Jan 2013 #32

Does it rhyme with a musical genre or sexual violation? alp227 Jan 2013 #8

Yes. n/t backscatter712 Jan 2013 #26

That was my first thought too Hippo_Tron Jan 2013 #13

Yeah, that is really unfortunate. nt dorkulon Jan 2013 #33

I wondered the same thing! Odin2005 Jan 2013 #45

When they stop using these health hazards, I might consider flying again. AllyCat Jan 2013 #2

No. Read the article. The other type of machine doesn't use x-rays. Many people on DU pnwmom Jan 2013 #4

I see that now on a reread. Updated my post. Thanks! AllyCat Jan 2013 #6

Half of the machines already in place use sound waves instead of x-rays. pnwmom Jan 2013 #20

Sound waves? jberryhill Jan 2013 #30

Sorry. I meant to say "radio waves" (millimeter waves) are not x-rays. pnwmom Jan 2013 #38

X-rays are electromagnetic waves, just like radio waves jberryhill Jan 2013 #47

So? Water is a chemical, just like alcohol. pnwmom Jan 2013 #52

"Do you worry about radio waves every time you turn on your radio?" jberryhill Jan 2013 #54

How can we find out? I've tried the TSA website and it made no sense. AllyCat Jan 2013 #51

The machines look different. So you could ask friends who do use the airport. pnwmom Jan 2013 #53

And the manufacturer will have to pay to remove them. Good. pnwmom Jan 2013 #5

This is the company through which Michael Chertoff, a Bushie, was stealing millions from taxpayers. PSPS Jan 2013 #7

How many millions of tax dollars were flushed down Rapiscam? FailureToCommunicate Jan 2013 #11

This was/is a disgrace with Chartoff pocketing the profits flamingdem Jan 2013 #23

What a strange comment RandiFan1290 Jan 2013 #39

Think female reproductive system flamingdem Jan 2013 #55

Wait a minute.... ReRe Jan 2013 #12

Are you thinking of "Brownie"? pnwmom Jan 2013 #21

No... ReRe Jan 2013 #25

Michael Chertoff. backscatter712 Jan 2013 #29

You win! ReRe Jan 2013 #31

...and his (also) evil twin: FailureToCommunicate Jan 2013 #42

You have an excellent memory. pnwmom Jan 2013 #34

Wowser... ReRe Jan 2013 #37

I actually liked that thing MichaelHarris Jan 2013 #14

Not to worry. They will replace rapiscans by machines made by a different company. LisaL Jan 2013 #16

Oh well Liberalagogo Jan 2013 #19

HA! I have been railing against those radiation spewing machines for a while flamingdem Jan 2013 #22

Looks like Skeletor's business plans aren't going as expected. backscatter712 Jan 2013 #27

Investor info is suddenly very hard to find..... alittlelark Jan 2013 #28

Glad i chose the pat down every time I ran into one of these things KeepItReal Jan 2013 #36

Introducing a "gingerbread man" software update should have been simple for them... TroglodyteScholar Jan 2013 #40

I wonder if it's just a pretend reason, and the real goal of TSA is to get rid of X-rays (radiation) LisaL Jan 2013 #49

"Tell us if your left arm hurts" HockeyMom Jan 2013 #41

What?????? dixiegrrrrl Jan 2013 #44

Before I went through the full body scanner, HockeyMom Jan 2013 #46

Sounds like some mass experiment to me... dixiegrrrrl Jan 2013 #48

That is extremely bizarre. LisaL Jan 2013 #50