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Is there a dress code at airports? To make a point, I’m considering showing up to the security queue in a Speedo.
by alanh 16y ago
Is there a dress code at airports? To make a point, I’m considering showing up to the security queue in a Speedo.
- marssaxman 16y agoI've been thinking about doing this for a while - show up in line wearing a nice business suit, then slowly, one piece at a time, strip down to a thong, send each piece through the X-ray machine, and walk through with a big fat grin.
- nkurz 16y agoI've done things similar to this with mixed results. Instead of a thong, I stripped to T-shirt and boxer shorts (plus underwear) or to top and bottom long underwear (pajamas, essentially). Boston and Albany didn't blink an eye, whereas El Paso involved an unpleasant exchange with a police officer. This was a while ago, though, after the initial shoe bomber I incident. Responses may be different now. Try to decide in advance what your goals are: are you hoping to make a scene or not? Likely you should not do not do things like this if it is not acceptable to miss your plane. I'd recommend choosing a final outfit that you would feel comfortable defending to a judge as not indecent to wear in a public place. (I suppose I should mention: I personally have no problem with backscan X-ray so long as it is fast, safe, and effective. It's the security theater that I am willing to protest against, not the perceived invasion of privacy.)
- grandalf 16y agoIs it safe? I recently learned that a CAT scan has 400x the amount of radiation as an x-ray and that it's speculated that a nontrivial number of cancer cases are caused by CAT scans.
- nkurz 16y agoI don't know if it is safe. I'm pretty sure it is faster than the alternatives. I also don't know if it is effective in preventing terrorist attacks. Safety and effectiveness would be my primary concerns rather than the worries about 'naked' pictures.