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Old Jul 9, 2007 | 5:18 pm
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Not sure why this is in the AA forum, but...

The one usage of EMP that I know of is electromagnetic pulse. Electromagnetic weapons use such EMPs to damage other electronic devices. EMPs are also byproduct of nuclear weapon detonation.

I have no idea if this has anything to do with what you encountered and why the TSA employees were cheering. Maybe something they were screening was interfering with their equipment?

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