heuser.marcus@freenet.de wrote:
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! ;-)
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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.
My thoughts exactly!
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?
The TSA does, and they have pretty good density matches for them. The machines they use on checked baggage are even better. -michael AppleCrate: An Apple II "blade server"! Home page: http://members.aol.com/MJMahon/ "The wastebasket is our most important design tool--and it's seriously underused."