Originally Posted by bambi47
Yes. I absolutely do think an x-ray operator at the checkpoint could catch explosives without the other components. Because we are trained to know how these things look on an x-ray. Not to mention some on the job experience. And thats really all I can tell you without risking my job.
Your replies to
Spiff and
GUWonder indicate that you fail to comprehend their posts.
C-4 or Semtex in a toothpaste tube or small peanut butter jar or shaped in typical modeling clay shapes (in the absence of other IED components) will not be identifiable to any x-ray operator as an obvious plastic explosive. It will appear as a dense object.
I don't want you to lose your job, so don't bother trying to explain to me how the plastic explosive in these examples looks different than any other dense item on the screen.