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Peek-a-boo! I See You & Your Concealed Weapons

First, T-rays were tools to look underneath art; now, they’re tools to look underneath your clothing. British company ThruVision has invented a camera, the T5000, that uses T-rays to detect hidden objects under clothing. Don’t worry, though–officials promise the T5000, which is sensitive enough to tell the difference between a bag of flour and a bag of cocaine, is completely baffled when it comes to your penis, breasts, or vagina.

Frankly, if you’re more worried about someone seeing your nipples than someone remotely rifling through your pockets, you need to get your priorities straight. Anyway, it should make airport lines shorter. Full story here.

Posted by 291 on Monday, March 10, 2008, at 6:20 pm, and filed under Visual Science. Follow any responses to this post with its comments RSS feed. Comments are closed, but you can trackback from your blog.

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