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Old Feb 28, 2012 | 1:08 pm
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Originally Posted by VelvetJones
What is the point of repeatedly testing your hands? That test is suppose to clue them in that you may have explosives and that's it. Do they think your hands are actually the explosives?
No, it's just to distract you while another TSO looks through your luggage for stuff to steal.

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