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You'd get a generic chemical trace detection machine primarily to detect mail bombs, which sounds pretty reasonable when you're any sort of highly visible compa
by tgsovlerkhgsel 7y ago
You'd get a generic chemical trace detection machine primarily to detect mail bombs, which sounds pretty reasonable when you're any sort of highly visible company.
Once you're known enough, you will draw the ire of some unstable person wanting to do bad things to you, no matter what you do.
- elliekelly 7y ago> You'd get a generic chemical trace detection machine Is this what the TSA uses when they swab my dog/my hands? I always assumed it was to look for a bomb but I’ve never asked because I figured using the “b” word at the airport would only bring more trouble.
- tricolon 7y agoI was once pulled aside for secondary screening by the TSA, and I was so bewildered that they asked if I'd taken a cab to the airport—and I had. The agent explained that it's a common cause of false positives like mine—"residue" gets left behind on the seats. I didn't feel like pressing them for more details, though.
- CaptainZapp 7y agoHand creams can set off that alarm. They often contain glicerine, which can be a compund in explosives.
- bifrost 7y agoI'm not sure what the TSA use but I'm pretty sure they don't really work. I've had multiple friends confirm a negative test for GSR when they'd just been at the shooting range in the same jacket/etc. We still have people accidentally bring guns/knives on planes...