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Old Jan 8, 2004 | 2:19 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by HugeAss:
Yes, depending on their mass, piercings can set off a metal detector.</font>
Back in the old days (about 20 years ago) I had a metal rod inserted into my femur through the hip to heal a compound fracture. I had a doctor's note ready just in case I set off the metal detector. I was kind of looking forward to it :-)

Not a whimper. I just walked through.
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