Puffer/Scanner at security in FLL
Boarding a flight in C concourse at FLL the other day, I had my first experience with the new TSA machines. I am curious just what all these things do. I don't recall what its called but it had General Electric branding on it and is about the size of a large phone booth. You step inside, place your feet on designated spot, several very strong puffs of air hit you and ruffle your clothing, then you get scanned for about 20 seconds or so before you get a green light and the door opens for you to exit. The weird thing about this to me was that I could actually feel a slight tingling on my skin or the hair on my arms.
What is this machine actually doing? Sniffing for explosives? X-raying my body or in some way peering through my clothes? Seems a more than a little big-brotherish to me, and it was very slow going with a very long line.