Re: Ideas for //c (rom 0) mods

[heuser.marcus@freenet.de]

On Aug 7, 11:36 am, "Michael J. Mahon" <mjma...@aol.com> wrote:
>
> I just recently went through security twice (in Seattle and Wichita)
> with a 17-board AppleCrate, packed in nested cardboard boxes with
> Masonite panels in between.  In Seattle, it didn't raise an eyebrow
> as it went through the x-ray.  In Wichita, they wanted to open both
> boxes and eyeball it--even though it doesn't look anything like an
> explosive device and I provided photos of the 'Crate set up and in use.

I would like to know the statistical probability of a terrorist
entering a plane vs. one guy (or doll) with an AppleCrate.
Should be interesting! ;-)

> Your theory is as good as mine, but I suspect that the folks in
> Seattle see a lot of PC boards going through, and they are a rarity
> in Wichita...

When Microsoft opens up a subsidary in Wichita this will change too.

> Explosives (liquid and semi-solid) have a distinct x-ray signature,
> and PC boards look nothing like them.

You have experience in x-raying explosives?

> Of course, they could be worried> that it contains a sharp object,
> but I imagine that it's just the unfamiliarity of the object that
> gets their attention.

At the very least you pioneered the "random guy tries to enter plane
with an AppleCrate"-scenario. Good training for the chaps!

bye
Marcus