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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 7:56 am
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Originally Posted by RocketHokie
Lead crystal!!

Next up on the TSA parade: "Please place all your Waterford and Baccarat in a separate gray bin."

I've had trouble taking along interesting reading material that gives the x-rays fits, too. Seems like once the paper gets to about 3" thick it becomes a real problem.
Crystal-/glassware-related screening varies -- not surprisingly -- based on who is doing the screening. Those screeners (at locations) that encounter lots of glassware/crystalware seem to flag it down less often than other screeners (locations).
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