Originally Posted by Spiff
No one is telling you what you see. However, the x-ray will not tell you there are explosives present. You might be able to determine they are there, but the x-ray is not to be confused with a mass spectrometer or a gas chromatogram. Because plastic explosives all by themselves are malleable and can be molded into just about any shape, I'm perfectly willing to bet some cash that screeners will not notice them unless there are other indicators present.
Oh my God, just give me that chance. Right after I exit several of your bosses from the building while using their heads to open the door, I'll have airport screening operating properly and respecting people's civil liberties. I can do better than they can. Heck, monkeys banging on typewriters could write a better SOP than the pinheads currently doing so.
I'm sorry but Less02 was telling me that he looks at the x-ray while going through security, as does everyone pretty much, and that from what he see's I couldn't tell if there were explosives in a bag without the other components. And I'm saying that yes, I could identify that there may be explosives. Everyone that operates an x-ray has their own interpretation of what they see. While every bag that I would have checked would not have explosives in them, one with an explosive in them without the other components would definitely be checked. And therefore they would be found. Could everyone find them? I have no idea. But I could, as I've had some experience with them. I'm not saying the x-ray would find them, as the machine itself does nothing but show a picture. They are only as good as the person operating them. I'm just speaking for myself here. I'm confident in my ability when it comes to the x-ray.