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Old Jan 24, 2008 | 2:27 pm
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jonesing
 
Join Date: Oct 2002
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Originally Posted by Wally Bird
They have been instructed that the density of the human hand can hide metal objects from their state-of-the-art WTMDs. I don't know if that's true, but wouldn't an external clenched fist do the same ?

There may be something to this, but why or why can't they ask POLITELY ? (Rhetorical question - I'm well aware of the answer.)
Try going through with a raised fist and see how bad the secondary is. This can be avoided if you're also goose-stepping at the time in which case you'll be thought of as SS, er, TSA Executive Management.
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