Comments on: New aviation risk: pleats

By: Phikus

Phikus — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Not to skirt the issue, but it’s good to be a slacker sometimes.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

If the radiation only penetrates to the skin and no further (as claimed by the fascists in charge), how about leather? Could this force a comeback of 80′s disco leather pants?

By: Felton / Moderator

Felton / Moderator — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Obviously they won’t be fold again.

By: Marshall

Marshall — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Awesome. I am so wearing my hakama pants next time I fly. Anything to fuck with these guys at this point.

By: pkm

pkm — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I know this is old, but what about ben wa balls? I’m flying tomorrow. I have glass ones and ones with stainless steel inside. Please advise.

By: Ichabod

Ichabod — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

OK,,,next time in the airport my formal kilt sans boxers, enjoy TSA enjoy!

By: turn_self_off

turn_self_off — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

And if they made it their problem their super would give them a yelling for not doing their job. Bureaucracy at work, basically.

By: bardfinn

bardfinn — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Of crease not!

By: js7a

js7a — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

This suggests to me that the skin dose is probably thousands, not hundreds, of times the equivalent whole body dose. The pilots’ union may very well be right about the radiation risk to flight crews.

By: Skep

Skep — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

“Ichabod

OK,,,next time in the airport my formal kilt sans boxers, enjoy TSA enjoy!
“

You could get a whole group of people together and do that. You could call it a Commando Raid. ;-)

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

It actually goes a bit deeper than the just the skin… You can see “superficial” bones like the shins.

By: Chris S

Chris S — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

…not all of the factors that result in Israeli success are present in North America.

http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2010/01/adopting_the_is.html

By: Chris Tucker

Chris Tucker — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

TSA lackey: “Are you wearing anything under your kilt, sir?”

Kilt-wearing passenger: “Yeah. Your girlfriend’s lipstick!”

Hilarity Ensues.

By: Gelfin

Gelfin — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Pleated pants: not just a fashion crime anymore.

By: Skep

Skep — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Woo Hoo! Another potential victory for kilts!!!.

Err, are people going to be asked to remove coats *and* kilts before going through the porno scanners?

By: penguinchris

penguinchris — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I accidentally bought some pleated pants a few months ago, from a final sale clearance rack. They actually fit perfectly, but ugh – pleats. Perhaps they’ll be of some use after all, though :)

By: arikol

arikol — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Am I wearin’ sumthin’ underr this kilt?
Well, that’s sumthin’ fer ya to find out, innit?

By: BookGuy

BookGuy — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

A new regulation coming to an airport near you: All passengers must limit clothing to smooth cylinders of fabric made of sheer material that can be easily lifted and/or groped under by TSA employees. Undergarments not allowed.

By: arikol

arikol — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

But seriously, here’s a well thought out, intelligent and practical article about how to improve airport security. Who pretends to know so much about it? An Israeli security specialist. They know their airport security. Really!

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/744199—israelification-high-security-little-bother

By: phillamb168

phillamb168 — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Haha! For serious wearing my kilt the next time I go to the US. Take THAT, TSA. On a more serious note I still will not be traveling through US airports any time soon. I don’t want me, my wife or my child being exposed to potentially unsafe radiation any more than we have to be. And if that means paying a little extra to fly into Montreal or Toronto and renting a car/taking a train, so be it. I’m glad most of the citizenry are finally getting riled up about all this.

By: ill lich

ill lich — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I have decided I will opt out of the scanner, request the body search, DEMAND the cavity search, and moan and groan in mock ecstasy while they do their business; perhaps giving them what they want will piss them off more than being uncooperative, but what are they gonna do, arrest me for being cooperative?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

What about fat rolls?

By: dole

dole — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Thin sweatpants: they’re not just for the strip club anymore.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Somebody please tell me: Is there a material that will absorb the backscatter x-rays while not setting off the metal detector? If so, I want a pair of underwear made out of it, or at the very least use strips of it to spell out “FUCK YOU TSA” on my undershirt.

By: iamanumlaut

iamanumlaut — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

So Catholic school girl outfits will be all the rage for terrorists?

By: pKp

pKp — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

@arikol : this is seriously the best article I’ve ever read about the subject. It needs to be on BB.

By: billstewart

billstewart — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I’ve thought about wearing my kilt through the airport, either to mess with TSA or simply because it’s an easy way to pack it, but if you’re wearing a relatively traditional kilt design as opposed to a Utilikilt, the structure depends on having a big heavy belt (which often has one or two metal bits besides the buckle), and there are often a couple of other straps along the waistband that also have metal parts, and maybe a couple of kilt pins. And of course that’s not counting the sgian-dubh in your sock or the knife in your sporran…

By: papiermeister

papiermeister — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I wonder if pleats were responsible for humorist Dave Barry’s problematic “blurred groin” as reported on NPR’s All Things Considered 11/15?

http://www.npr.org/2010/11/15/131338172/humorist-dave-barry-and-the-tsa

I love how host Robert Siegel intros the segment:
ROBERT SIEGEL, host:
Well, now to someone whose junk was recently touched: humorist Dave Barry.
That alone is worth all the money I give to public radio!

By: Cara D

Cara D — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Thanks for posting that link! I remember reading it when it was first published and I’ve been looking for it ever since. I think it really shows how the TSA really is doing it wrong.

By: muteboy

muteboy — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

The “Israelification” method seems to involve vastly increased behavioral profiling. Count me out.