TSA Scanners Can’t Seem to Detect Your Concealed Weapons Through Shiny Clothes

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BY KWAME OPAM SEP 24, 2011 11:20 AM

It never stops. Caught somewhere between hilarious and infuriating, Marilyn W. Thompson with the Washington Post discovered that her shiny shirt prevented the roughly $150,000 TSA scanner from doing its job. You mean wearing my late-90s shiny suit means EXTRA gropings??

Thompson remarked on her confusion that these scanners can pick up bladed weapons and ass explosives but can't handle a shiny shirt from Banana Republic. To the point that the agents in charge of the scans start whispering "Shiny shirt!" as though it's an emergency code. I'm with you! Maybe there should be three lines: one for the scanners; one for general gropies; and another for shiny gropies with a photo shoot for your trouble.

http://gizmodo.com/5843506/tsa-scanners-cant-seem-to-detect-your-concealed-weapons-through-shiny-clothes

[liberal N proud]

1. Shiny underwear

That is how you do it.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

5. How to be touched.... undergarments by Alcoa. A bit uncomfortable but think of the

attention you will get.

[Liberal_in_LA]

9. lol n/t

[jberryhill]

2. Any suitably non-metallic electrically conductive fabric will work

Additionally, you will have increased TASER resistance as you run away from the checkpoint into the terminal.

More information on electrically conductive clothing experiments here:

http://blockyourid.com/~gbpprorg/mil/taser/index.html

[Scuba]

3. They still do their job perfectly well....

...keeping people afraid.

[bemildred]

4. Dang, all the terrists will wear shiny suits now. nt

[GeorgeGist]

6. Tin foil hat ...

material.

[saras]

11. Exactly - metalized fabric looks so much better than tinfoil...

[GeorgeGist]

Tin foil hat ...

material.

[GeorgeGist]

7. Tin foil hat ...

material.

[savalez]

8. Oh reeeally....

[Liberal_in_LA]

10. I own one shiny blouse. Material is kinda like the blue in Ice Tea's pants