Please feel free to start reading here:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...rmany-ham.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...s-useless.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...r-germany.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...t-germany.html
And here:
As I posted on another thread
Originally Posted by
exbayern
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2) the scanner creates a 'false positive' because it cannot see through 'folds or pleats' ie layers of clothing. That could be a shirt tucked in, for example
3) the estimate given by German officials is that 75-90% of those scanned during the test phase required a physical check to resolve the issue
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Also want to point out that there are many reports of the TSA screeners being unable to spot the dangerous items as well...
If we assume that both sets of reports are accurate, I wonder why the US figure is 20% and the German estimate is low end 75%? Could it be also that in the US I often see people being ordered to remove every single thing such as rings, tissues, paper from pockets and maybe in Germany they do not do so? Could it be the clothing being worn ie American travellers seem to have been conditioned to wear simple clothing and as little as possible to make screening 'easier', while German travellers still tend to wear business attire and/or layers? Or could it be that at least one of these figures is either being under or over estimated?
And a response as to why there may be a variation between the reported/estimated percentage of those requiring scans in the US vs the German tests
Originally Posted by
MDtR-Chicago
Or it could be that TSA screeners viewing the images are missing the additional 55% that should be receiving a patdown - such as when the undercover operative smuggled five guns thru the DFW checkpoint recently.
And here is a video which you should definitely watch - make sure that you have the subtitles turned on if you don't speak German, and do watch the entire thing. The large man is a famous Austrian physicist, known for his 'myth busting' type of popular science, and the moderator is one of the most famous and popular ones on German television, known for his investigative segments.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idICUSiGcqo