@emptywheel Backscatter machines aren't metal detectors. That's their entire point -- to detect bombs that metal detectors can't.
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@ErrataRob Yes. But if non-metallic bombs aren't detectable, then they're not detectable. -
@emptywheel That they stress "non-metallic" implies they aren't detectable by metal detectors. -
@ErrataRob No. Implication was that non-metallic bombs are not detectable at all. that may be a false claim. Which is why I highlighted it
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@emptywheel Its part of the theater of the absurd. -
@AllThingsHLS Shush. You're gonna hurt Chertoff's profits.
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@emptywheel apparently bullshit is undetectable ... maybe we can get DARPA to invent a bullshit detector : )Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@emptywheel Is this like one of those evolution questions… </s>Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@emptywheel if non-metallic bombs are undetectable, then why do we still have backscatter machines?@AllThingsHLSThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@emptywheel just wait until they develop non-metallic firearmsThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@emptywheel So "they" can detect the metal in our heads... Duh!
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