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Old Nov 17, 2010, 11:08 am
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JennyElf
 
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Originally Posted by Ellie M
Wouldn't the string show up though?
Originally Posted by Lizabeth
The string is what I was thinking of - the tampon itself shouldn't show up, but the string clearly should, and technically, could also be felt by a really zealous searcher.

Honestly, I would think it would, but it would also blend in pretty well with the scatter generated by the seat of ones pants. Four pieces of fabric meet there, I can't imagine a string would really stand out all that much. A sanitary napkin certainly would, especially if it held any liquid turned to gel.

Also for the same reason, I don't think a string would be felt by a screener. There's already enough fabric in the way there.
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