Originally Posted by
FliesWay2Much
Observation: As another FTer has posted, I also noted that the lines for the magnetometers were 2-3 times longer than the lines for the Cancer Machines. There were no opt outs at the machines because people had already opted out by choosing the lines that they picked. Unfortunately, the people who got in line for the Cancer Machines appeared to be our foreign guests, who were probably unaware of what was about to happen to them.
If one conservatively assumes that the mag lines were only twice as long as the Cancer Machine lines, 2 out of 3 people opted out. When given the choice, humans don't normally pick the longest line. So, self-opting out can be the only reason for voluntarily getting in the longer of two lines.
You will NEVER see this observation in PV.
I saw that at SAN T1 last week. For a good while, they only had 1 ID checker and 1 NoS (BXR). Was that way for quite awhile. I talked to a pax about my shirt. Anyway, as I got closer to the actual CP, they finally opened a WTMD line (BXR roped off). I, of course went in the WTMD line and the guy I was talking to went to the NoS line. Interestingly enough, TSA had 2 carryon x-rays scanning bags, but the bottleneck was the NoS. I whipped right thru the WTMD line. Didn't see the guy on side of the line before I left. As far as I could tell, he was still waiting for the NoS.