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Old Mar 13, 2013 | 7:55 pm
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InkUnderNails
 
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Originally Posted by deldel
I find it interesting that they are starting the new knife policy right as the sequester hits. I would think having clerks measuring knife blades will surely contribute to slower screening......and thus will legitimately result in longer lines. Thoughts?
This was my first thought, but not related to the sequester. Imagine that every knife will need to be measured to a precision of 1/100 of an inch. This from folks that approximate 100ml to 3 oz, a margin of error of 12.7%.

As I am a machinist by trade, I would consider it smart if they would create and issue go/no go gauges and remove any possibility of error.

If they were smart.

It is sort of self-answering. Consider it rhetorical.
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