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Re: taking lego electrical parts on airplane
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lugnet.general
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Wed, 3 Dec 2003 08:06:46 GMT
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jonwil@tpgi.com.au (Jonathan Wilson) wrote in <HpAtvF.HIn@lugnet.com>:
> Speificly a train motor.
> I am worried that some underpaid security lacky might see it show up on
> the xray machine and flag it as "potentially dangerous". Sounds silly I
> know but with all this talk about "better security at airports" (where
> even a nail file is banned), I dont want to have any problems when I get
> to the airport.
Worst-case scenario is that you'll have to open the package and show him
that it's a motor. But I wouldn't worry about it too much; the scanners
have a high-enough resolution that they can differentiate between a gun and
an electric motor. And loads of people carry electric motors through
security checkpoints (electric razors), so the guard will probably
recognize it for what it is.
--
Harro de Jong
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