Originally Posted by
Superguy
Unless you went in with a clenched fist, there is no way a screener could justify saying that the person is concealing something in their hand. That is, unless magic happens in the nude-o-scope and prohibited items can be caused to appear at will.
It would depend entirely on how the passenger personally tells someone they are number 1! I have seen it where it would be easy to discern, and where it would not due to the size of the fist and the clenching of the non saluting fingers.