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by drzaiusapelord 3375 days ago
Well if that was true we'd be seeing nothing but explosions on planes. These systems are designed to notice explosives. We know the densities of common explosives vs li-ion batteries and are able to distinguish between them.
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Or maybe, just maybe, the explosion threat is massively overblown and airport security is mostly just theater.