HighlyTrainedNovaTeacher 2 Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Chechk this out, at least the staff might be more interested in their work - even if "the faces are blurred". Quote: New 'strip search' full body scanners being trialled in Australia will show people's private parts, officials have admitted. But to spare their blushes, the faces of passengers will be blurred. Domestic travellers leaving Melbourne airport over the next six weeks will be asked to test the new security scanners that can see through clothing. The X-ray backscatter body scanner has been described by critics as a "virtual strip search." Link to post Share on other sites
oblivion 5 Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 What is going on with that dude down there?! And is that a mouse on his shoulder? Link to post Share on other sites
js 0 Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 It was on TV last night - one thing their so-called investigative report omitted was the level of radiation you receive for each scan. I'd be really worried if I were a frequent flyer e.g. business person, etc. It seems the 'terrorists' have achieved one of their goals - make the West spend ridiculous amounts of money on the likelihood of a threat. Easier to forget the political correctness and just scan those who are descended from particular backgrounds. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 whats that dued got strapped to his nads? descended from particular backgrounds? Ethnic profiling. You there, darkie, come here, lets have some radiation. Not you, whitey, move along. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 If I am not mistaken the black bits you refer to thursday are his belt buckle and zipper! LOL!!! And I think he is wearing budgie smugglers or tight pants from the tucked up position of his tackle. I am interested in what the black dots are just below her left shoulder and on his right thigh.... It does seem as if the body stops the image - so you need a 360 scan to see all the way around (it doesn't scan through) - so I can think of a few places things could be stashed out of sight of the scanner....uncomfortable yes, but possible! Link to post Share on other sites
js 0 Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Originally Posted By: thursday whats that dued got strapped to his nads? descended from particular backgrounds? Ethnic profiling. You there, darkie, come here, lets have some radiation. Not you, whitey, move along. What's wrong with ethnic profiling? It's been used as a scare campaign in the media and by the so-called freedom-from-everything brigade. You presume I'm a WASP - which I am not. Skin colour has nothing to do with it, for example, the Catholic/Muslim/Jewish/Buddist/Hindu religions have people from all walks of life. Identifying likely candidates based on their ethnic/cultural/religious background is not wrong, in fact, if I were a moderate person from a country or cultural/religious background that was known to habour terrorist inclinations, I'd be bloody glad they used ethnic profiling instead of a one-shoe-fits-all approach. Link to post Share on other sites
Ezorisu 0 Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Originally Posted By: oblivion What is going on with that dude down there?! And is that a mouse on his shoulder? I think that's a cucumber on his shoulder... Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 or a parasitic growth Link to post Share on other sites
stemik 14 Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 i need a pair of those glasses. Link to post Share on other sites
JA2340 16 Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Some Oz airports are "trialling" these, they have a "stand here" location and the mm wavelength radiation source.detector rotates around you. It was featured on a number of programs over the past week. An article appeared in The Australian newspaper (a 'quality' broadsheet paper) with some explanations. Lots of noise about invasions of privacy, but the person viewing the images is remote from the scanner, so cannot link a person with an image, can only advise security personnel at the scanner to "get that one" for a physical search. Images cannot be saved or retrieved, so they are discarded as soon as the person moves from the scanner. I don't see the problem, but then I'm hung! Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Originally Posted By: SubZero It was on TV last night - one thing their so-called investigative report omitted was the level of radiation you receive for each scan. I'd be really worried if I were a frequent flyer e.g. business person, etc. I read that due to the amount of radiation recieved each scan a person would have to travel through one of these things 10,000 times in one year to exceed the annual recommended safe limit of radiation exposure. Although if you had a couple of x-rays, used your poorly sealed microwave regularly AND were a frequent flyer then the cumulative effects could indeed be a cause for concern. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 X-rays, gamma radiation, differs from microwaves. Taken together, you'd get hot cancer. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 and why is she packing tea bags? Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Its about bloody time, Total Recall had this waaaaay back in the early nineties!! Only it was much cooler, looked right through to the skeleton....oh well I guess those Martians are way more technologically advanced than us That is one ugly looking woman!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Ezorisu 0 Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Originally Posted By: Mamabear I am interested in what the black dots are just below her left shoulder and on his right thigh.... His might be a coin in the pocket. Can't imagine what hers is. Link to post Share on other sites
Mantas 3 Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Originally Posted By: thursday and why is she packing tea bags? She's probably English. You just can't get a good ol cup of Tetleys every where you know. Link to post Share on other sites
me jane 0 Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Solved the mystery! Buckle on her shoulder bag Link to post Share on other sites
Ezorisu 0 Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 That makes sense. You can see the metal bits of her wristwatch too. Link to post Share on other sites
Greenroome 0 Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Originally Posted By: oblivion And is that a mouse on his shoulder? Looks more like an Ezorisu to me - in attack mode. I saw some incredible Ezorisu moves up on Mount Moiwa the other day - a border dispute, by the looks. You could take those moves straight onto the dance floor! On a more serious note, Trolley Dollies already have one of the highest rates of miscarriage, apparently caused by the radiation on airplanes. Sad to think they'll now be getting zapped more, even if it is a low dose each time. Link to post Share on other sites
JA2340 16 Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 If "trolley dollies" are the hostesses, I doubt they'd be being continuously scanned, they are hardly a security risk once they've been vetted by the airline and scanned a few times. The body scan is, at this point, a voluntary thing, if you have a problem with the "privacy" thing, don't go there! Simple! Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 OK ... so Mr and Mrs Terrorist just say NO Thanks while the rest of us get zapped? doesn't seem fair... Link to post Share on other sites
Ezorisu 0 Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Originally Posted By: Greenroome Originally Posted By: oblivion And is that a mouse on his shoulder? Looks more like an Ezorisu to me - in attack mode. I saw some incredible Ezorisu moves up on Mount Moiwa the other day - a border dispute, by the looks. You could take those moves straight onto the dance floor! I've been found out! That wasn't me squabbling over territory by the way... Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 that trolley dolly thing, I will comment when I have real keyboard. Link to post Share on other sites
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