Originally Posted by
HSVTSO Dean
Then you'd go through without a problem at all in this world. I've often wondered why such a fuss was made about the shoes that people specifically took off their feet, given the rules about nothing allowed above or beneath them,
however the shoes that people keep in their bags are otherwise completely ignored save for the x-ray.

Although I'm certain you're response will be "I can't tell you because it's SSI", I'll ask anyway: will the x-ray pick up "altered" shoes that are in a carry-on?