[kidsthesedays]

Story time!

I once wore a glitter sweatshirt through airport security. It made the backscanner machine go crazy and mark my entire shirt area as suspect, back and front. TSA was like "oh, it's the glitter on your shirt." As a result I was subjected to the most ineffective "pat down" ever. The TSA agent ran her hands across my shoulders and clavicle area and that's it. I could have hidden a small arsenal of weapons inside my bra, strapped to my arms, or strapped to my belly. It would be funny if we weren't paying millions for that "security."

[cookiecaper]

Yes, I wore a shirt with raised lettering and could clearly see its arc highlighted as red on the machine after I went through. The agents cleared me without further investigation.

High false positive rate can lead to a lot of unsafe situations.