mmm. The problem with those x-ray machines.

First off theyre not x ray machines. the ones that are sensitive enough to pick up explosive material use microwaves. Secondly with current technology it takes 12 seconds to perform a scan.

Metal detectors are quicker but they detect all metal and thus everyone has to take their metal stuff off.

I'm afraid that whether they think it is impractical or not the facts are that at the moment it is.

look here:

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interstingly the rest of the article does speak of new developments as over the last few years governments have been throwing money at possible bomb detectors and according to this article we are about 2 years away from a handheld device wich can trace 1 billionth of a gram of explosive material almost instantly. Which is good

Posted By: dam on July 22nd 2005 at 21:05:10

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Even though: (General Chat) - Ratzinger, Jul 22, 16:45:42
- I hope I'm having another problem with my sarcasm filter here (General Chat) - dam, Jul 22, 16:48:44
  - IN these times... (General Chat) - Ratzinger, Jul 22, 16:53:14
    - Those are some extreme thoughts. Especially for a man of the cloth (General Chat) - dam, Jul 22, 17:04:05
      - Men of the cloth are the whole f***ing problem. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jul 22, 17:06:02
        
        I know what your saying (General Chat) - dam, Jul 22, 17:09:20
        
        Unless they are Muslim, Jewish or some other Heathen (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jul 22, 17:11:18
        
        obviously, that goes without saying. (n/m) (General Chat) - dam, Jul 22, 17:14:38
        
        Why don't we get all the loonies who believe in fairytales together, send (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jul 22, 17:07:59
        
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        Stalinism was just like a religion (General Chat) - mr carra, Jul 22, 17:21:10
        
        Have today's prize for spotting the bleeding obvious while missing the point (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Jul 22, 17:28:38
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      - No, I am actually (General Chat) - Ratzinger, Jul 22, 17:09:21
        
        How about Israel getting the fuck out of Palestine ? (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jul 22, 17:11:48
        
        Ermmm... (General Chat) - Ratzinger, Jul 22, 17:14:02
        
        I only just realised you're a wind-up. (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 22, 17:15:50
    - These times... (General Chat) - mr carra, Jul 22, 16:59:10
      - well said. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 22, 17:07:05
- a lot bad feeling is just blatent racism (General Chat) - Wotb Big Boy, Jul 22, 16:48:33
  - You are young and foolish (General Chat) - Winged Eel Creosote, Jul 22, 17:14:25
    - fair do's (General Chat) - Wotb Big Boy, Jul 22, 17:27:38
  - i remember shitloads of hostility towards N irish people (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Jul 22, 17:10:17
    - did people take it out on southern irish people too? (General Chat) - Wotb Big Boy, Jul 22, 17:13:00
      - Yes because they were too stupid to know the difference (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jul 22, 17:13:40
        
        er, and because the IRA considered themselves southern Irish (General Chat) - mr carra, Jul 22, 17:18:38
  - WOTB boy (General Chat) - waddo75, Jul 22, 16:57:42
    - what so we ask everyone who gets on a train (General Chat) - dam, Jul 22, 17:18:56
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      - Tudders (General Chat) - waddo75, Jul 22, 17:07:57
        
        Go back to bed Britain, Waddo's figured it all out. (General Chat) - tudders, Jul 22, 17:19:44
        
        Tudders has all the debating skills of BB Science (General Chat) - waddo75, Jul 22, 17:34:50
        
        but science is really intelligent (General Chat) - Wotb Big Boy, Jul 22, 17:55:30
        
        I know lets argue over who is the best at arguing (General Chat) - dam, Jul 22, 17:46:51
        
        dam (General Chat) - waddo75, Jul 22, 18:05:30
        
        the whole asian community? (General Chat) - dam, Jul 22, 18:18:33
        
        The whole asian community?... (General Chat) - waddo75, Jul 22, 19:24:40
        
        mmm. The problem with those x-ray machines. (General Chat) - dam, Jul 22, 21:05:10
        
        cool! (n/m) (General Chat) - waddo75, Jul 23, 00:17:10
        
        Blimey, you've done me good and proper there. Well done. (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Jul 22, 17:40:00
        
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        You wouldn't mind if you felt safer would you ? (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jul 22, 17:12:52
        
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