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The belt thing is supposedly because metal buckles will trigger the metal detector... but they insist I take off mine even though I bought one with a plastic bu
by gruturo 5y ago
The belt thing is supposedly because metal buckles will trigger the metal detector... but they insist I take off mine even though I bought one with a plastic buckle on purpose. So yeah, it now became "a rule" which is followed without much reasoning.
- PartiallyTyped 5y agoSame reason we take our shoes off in Europe, plastic shoes? no problem, but god forbid boots with metallic straps for the laces.
- ziml77 5y agoIt's a rule because it makes it easier to keep things flowing. You don't have to trust that the person is right about their belt not being able to set off the metal detector.