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Old Jan 5, 2025 | 12:33 pm
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Originally Posted by jfktocdg
...can anyone tell my WHY when an item is flagged by the X-ray machine, they immediately run it through a second time?
If an item looks 'suspicious' or is not easily identifiable, AFAIK, they will run it through at a different angle, upside-down, or on a different side in order to get a better/different look at the curious object.


Originally Posted by jfktocdg
Also, twice this week, a small box got caught in the machines...
Many years ago, I used to travel with specialty tools, and this problem is not new to me. A simple solution is to pack a small item in multiple packages in order to increase its size.


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