Perfection - airline security solved
From GorTechie at
The Gormogons:
Caution: Mandarin at Work
We received this email in regards to airport screening:Here's a solution to all of the controversy over the full-body scanners now being introduced at major airports.
What is needed is a reinforced booth that you can step into that will not X-ray you, but will detonate any explosive device that you may have on you. It would be a win-win for everyone - there would be none of this crap about racial profiling and this method would eliminate a long and expensive trial. Justice would be quick and swift. Case closed! This is so simple that it's brilliant.
I can see it now: you're in the airport terminal and you hear a muffled explosion. Shortly thereafter an announcement comes over the PA system, "Attention standby passengers, we now have a seat available on flight number..."
The Mandarin rushed to his lab shortly after reading this...stand by.
Only issue I can see would be with uncombined binary and trinary explosives. Add a gaseous mass-spec and a few ounces of plastique and none would be the wiser. Pour encourager les autres and all that...
Posted by DaveH at November 19, 2010 11:04 PM