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This is making me worried. When i was a student at mit, we had trips to boeing facilities in seattle. One time, i was again selected randomly for explosive trac
by tehlike 9y ago
This is making me worried.
When i was a student at mit, we had trips to boeing facilities in seattle. One time, i was again selected randomly for explosive trace sample collection from hands. I dont know what it was, but when they put the tissue in the machine, the machine showed a blinking text saying explosive detected. The tsa agent(iirc) paniced, tried to call out his supervisor while trying to keep an eye on me.
Now usa probably has more experience with false positives, i am curious how i will be treated when i go visit my parent :)
- leesalminen 9y agoHappened to me about a year ago flying DEN to LGA. I had one of those thermal receipt printers in my carry on. Those set off the bomb swab machines. Luckily Mr. TSA knew that thermal printers could set the machine off so nobody panicked and I was allowed through.
- waqf 9y agoSo now all a terrorist needs to do is carry a thermal printer!
- yellowapple 9y agoSoon: "Serengeti In Uproar As U.S. Travel Ban Extends to Zebras"
- urethrafranklin 9y agoMake bombs out of thermal printers, got it.
- opticalflow 9y agoI fly a lot. The only time that has happened to me was when I was on a flight out of Atlanta after taking my crew to a gun range to shoot some auto's. I'm gonna guess the cordite burns on my shirt and residue on my hands probably had something to do with it.