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kpete (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 08:16 AM Original message |
Taking Our Shoes Off For Nothing - X-Ray Machines DON'T Detect Explosives! |
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A HERETIC I AM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 08:19 AM Response to Original message |
1. The only thing an X-Ray detects is density. |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 08:20 AM Response to Original message |
2. Yeah. That is what makes this so stupid. It has always been |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 08:22 AM Response to Original message |
3. More huffing and puffing |
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savemefromdumbya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 09:06 AM Response to Reply #3 |
15. Do we have to take off our shoes to go on a train? |
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tocqueville (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 08:25 AM Response to Original message |
4. Depends on WHAT machine you have |
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MorningGlow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 08:25 AM Response to Original message |
5. I'm still cheesed about the whole shoe thing |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 08:33 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. I only thought the shoe thing was to allow a visual inspection of the shoe |
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tocqueville (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 08:37 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. no sniffing ? |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 08:37 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. they need to confiscate paper |
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MorningGlow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 08:46 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Indeed--are they lazy or just plain stupid? |
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im10ashus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 08:34 AM Response to Original message |
7. They always made me take off my shows post 9/11 |
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wakeme2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 08:42 AM Response to Original message |
10. As a person that worked on the big explosive detecting scanners |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 08:48 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. I'm thinking the gold fish swimming around in the heel would be a giveaway |
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leesa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 09:03 AM Response to Original message |
13. It's not for nothing. The purpose is to keep you afraid. |
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savemefromdumbya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 09:04 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. exactly, what about toothpaste? |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 09:13 AM Response to Original message |
16. No, but what they DO detect is metal bits |
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deaniac21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 09:32 AM Response to Original message |
17. OUTRAGE!! |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 09:35 AM Response to Original message |
18. NOTHING about airport screening |
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Freedom_Aflaim (745 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-15-06 09:38 AM Response to Original message |
19. It makes Naive people feel better about flying |
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