[paranoidrobot]

Sounds like the same scanner tech that has been deployed at some Australian airports.

Flying out of Melbourne 18 months ago and I'm getting ready to take my laptop and water bottle out. Nope, firmly told to keep it all in my bag. They still pulled me aside, but had a cool 3D model of the inside of my bag.

Of course they ruin the efficiency advantage of that by then putting us through body scanners. If you're not in the ideal BMI range the thing needs to fail three times before they ask you to grope yourself and then do a swipe/scan of your hands.

[Sparkyte]

It is a little different, so you get to see the machine work. It actually does a 3D rendering of all the contents in the bag and the person running the scan can pull out the items without even opening the bag. It is wildly crazy futuristic tech.

I saw them look at my tiny notebook and go what is that then swiped it to the side and spun it around in a 3D space.

2 billion dollars to upgrade the airport wasn't just for the looks.

[DiggyJohnson]

I got dinged by the hand wipes for "positive explosive residue". My only guess about that it could have been was I was still using the nicotine pouches at the time and they do have an interesting powder on them. They said it happens pretty often, but I was pretty wigged out and I'm usually a very calm traveler.

[wkat4242]

Ahh is that why. I'm pretty heavy too and I've been groped way too much in Amsterdam too :(

[bloomingeek]

Hah! When flying back to the states through Heathrow, some years ago, the TSA gentleman frisked me so well I jokingly asked him if I owed him dinner. He very briefly cracked a smile, then told me to move along.

[WildGreenLeave]

Most people are within BMI range, I for one, actually enjoy the benefit. And as long as the majority of the people benefit from it I prefer it this way then the other way around.