On Friday, January 18, 2002 at 11:15, Jon Mitchell
<olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote re "Re: [OM] Film Xrays at airports etc" saying:
...
> On hearing the thing go off they then carry out a hand inspection of
> anything in your pockets and make you wealk through again without said
> items. The bloke then told me that the "walk through" machines are far
> worse for the film than the ones the bags go through.
>
> Not sure if this is true or not. Set my BS alarm off, as the machine
> the bags go through has lead curtains, etc., and big flashy lights when
> the x-rays are on, and big "Danger" signs. If the walk-through machine
> is worse, how come we don't get fried ?!!!
It is BS. the walk thru just detects stuff that is magnetic like iron or
nickel. It detects belt buckles but not ceramic blades...
tOM
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