I’m sorry but I cannot understand what you’re trying to say. The xray they use to scan your bags are not the same as the one you go through.
In case you were unaware. “Richard shoe bomber” did not have metal or electronics in his shoe. He had simply put explosives in the sole of the shoe with a fuse attached.
He was caught and restrained when he tried to light the fuse on the airplane.
They are… But not really. The machine will flag you if you are going through with your shoes on and something is off about them. The only thing that’s different is it is easier to swab them if they think something may be off about them.
Which if you went through the body scanner and they thought something was off, they are going to ask you to step aside and remove them to be swabbed.
(Hence why anyone who applies for TSA pre check, could already keep their shoes on)
The thing your personal items go through is an x-ray machine.
The little metal detector wands are to find a more precise hit on what is setting the first metal detector off, in case you are trying to hide something on your person.
My guy. The type of xray they scan your bags with are not what they scan you with.
The reason they swab shoes is not to detect explosives. It’s to detect drugs. If you take hard drugs, or swallow bags, they can often see traces of it in your sweat. And shoes are a fantastic source of sweat.
This is contrary to every article you can find online. They swab shoes, hands, laptops, etc. It’s for glycerin and other substances found from explosives. They couldn’t give a shit if you were on drugs. You can’t get a DUI for being drunk/high and going through a TSA check point obviously. And they aren’t arresting people for being on anything at the airport unless they are harassing someone else.
They 100% swab your feet and inside of the shoe for drugs.
Hands and close personal items, such as wallets and electronics are for multiple reasons. Including explosives.
The machine they put the swabs in can detect multiple substances, explosive compounds, precursors, drugs.
They don’t care if you got traces of drugs in your system. But they do care about you trying to smuggle it. That’s why they test for Traces, externally and internally.
Do you have a source for these claims? Because if you think businessmen never do coke and fly on planes within 24 hours that’s crazy. They aren’t getting pulled aside and tested and put on lists to see if they are trafficking cocaine.
(Not to mention Adderall would likely trigger the same tests as meth, so that rules out meth trafficking as well. Because we are swabbing shoes remember)
According to Australian Border control. They specifically swab feet and shoes, to test for traces of drugs on people they think look suspicious. Or people flying in from high risk areas.
And the times where I’ve flown to the US from Amsterdam, Munich, Frankfurt, and Copenhagen. I was always put in a room where they swabbed my stuff, hands, feet, phone, laptop (at the gate). And I asked them why and what they’re looking for. They gave me the answer that they are mostly looking for drugs.
As drug smuggling is something they deal with every. Single. Day. where as people trying to board with explosives is extreamly rare.
I did not say they care if you have drugs in your system. I specifically said the opposite.
They just want to make sure you’re not carrying drugs on you. Those who have drugs in their system, are far more likely to smuggle drugs than those who don’t.
I’m sorry but I cannot understand what you’re trying to say. The xray they use to scan your bags are not the same as the one you go through.
In case you were unaware. “Richard shoe bomber” did not have metal or electronics in his shoe. He had simply put explosives in the sole of the shoe with a fuse attached.
He was caught and restrained when he tried to light the fuse on the airplane.
So what your saying is scanning the shoes would have made no difference?
I’m saying the exact opposite.
The scanner you put your bags, electronics, jackets, and shoes on. Are different than the scanner you walk through.
That’s why they ask you to put your shoes there.
They are… But not really. The machine will flag you if you are going through with your shoes on and something is off about them. The only thing that’s different is it is easier to swab them if they think something may be off about them.
Which if you went through the body scanner and they thought something was off, they are going to ask you to step aside and remove them to be swabbed.
(Hence why anyone who applies for TSA pre check, could already keep their shoes on)
The thing you walk through detects metal.
The thing your personal items go through is an x-ray machine.
The little metal detector wands are to find a more precise hit on what is setting the first metal detector off, in case you are trying to hide something on your person.
Both are x-ray machines
Edit. Sorry not always x-rays. Millimeter waves that can even see tumors… It isn’t just metal
My guy. The type of xray they scan your bags with are not what they scan you with.
The reason they swab shoes is not to detect explosives. It’s to detect drugs. If you take hard drugs, or swallow bags, they can often see traces of it in your sweat. And shoes are a fantastic source of sweat.
This is contrary to every article you can find online. They swab shoes, hands, laptops, etc. It’s for glycerin and other substances found from explosives. They couldn’t give a shit if you were on drugs. You can’t get a DUI for being drunk/high and going through a TSA check point obviously. And they aren’t arresting people for being on anything at the airport unless they are harassing someone else.
They 100% swab your feet and inside of the shoe for drugs.
Hands and close personal items, such as wallets and electronics are for multiple reasons. Including explosives.
The machine they put the swabs in can detect multiple substances, explosive compounds, precursors, drugs.
They don’t care if you got traces of drugs in your system. But they do care about you trying to smuggle it. That’s why they test for Traces, externally and internally.
Do you have a source for these claims? Because if you think businessmen never do coke and fly on planes within 24 hours that’s crazy. They aren’t getting pulled aside and tested and put on lists to see if they are trafficking cocaine.
(Not to mention Adderall would likely trigger the same tests as meth, so that rules out meth trafficking as well. Because we are swabbing shoes remember)
According to Australian Border control. They specifically swab feet and shoes, to test for traces of drugs on people they think look suspicious. Or people flying in from high risk areas.
And the times where I’ve flown to the US from Amsterdam, Munich, Frankfurt, and Copenhagen. I was always put in a room where they swabbed my stuff, hands, feet, phone, laptop (at the gate). And I asked them why and what they’re looking for. They gave me the answer that they are mostly looking for drugs.
As drug smuggling is something they deal with every. Single. Day. where as people trying to board with explosives is extreamly rare.
I did not say they care if you have drugs in your system. I specifically said the opposite.
They just want to make sure you’re not carrying drugs on you. Those who have drugs in their system, are far more likely to smuggle drugs than those who don’t.