I may have said this before, but when going though dublin airport with some
kit my employer was making (big steel box with big transformer & circuit
board) i asked about getting it hand searched, they said no, just chuck it
in the suitcase, they'll just turn the power up. quite right too! who would
want to get on a plane that allowed lead lined boxes to be taken aboard???
ned
>From: "Bob Armstrong" <bob.911@btinternet.com>
>Reply-To: filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
>To: ned_nurk@hotmail.com
>Subject: [filmscanners] Re: X rays was Digital PIC
>Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 11:18:27 +0100
>
>The question was asked in relation to carry on luggage. Please give the
>source of your information that the X-Ray dose of carry on scanners 'gets
>bumped up to see through the bags'.
>
>Bob
>
>
>Op's wrote:
>
>johnhayward@hopcoinvst.com wrote:
>
> >> Though OT - a very valuable discussion.
> >>
> >> Does anyone know if the lead lined bags sold to carry film through
> >> carry-on X-Rays really help or do they only have a placebo (sic)
>effect?
> >>
> >> If they really were to shield film from X-Rays, wouldn't the objects
> >> inside be invisible and hence raise suspicion?
> >>
> >> John
>
> > John
> >
> > Have been told that the dosage of radiation, if necessary, gets bumped
>up to see through the
> > bags.
> >
> > Rob
>
>
>
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