They should stop repeat offenders from entering sg again than this!

[General Veers]

Why? Because a limping terrorist escaped.


Apr 13, 2010

Changi tests new detector

Air jets lift particles and vapours from travellers' clothes for scanning

By Karamjit Kaur, Aviation Correspondent <!-- by line -->

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Changi Airport recently tested a machine that can detect traces of explosives on passengers. -- ST FILE PHOTO

IN AN ongoing effort to ensure safe travel, Changi Airport recently tested a machine that can detect traces of explosives on passengers. During the trial, which was conducted at Terminal 1 last month, passengers selected at random were asked to walk through the machine, called the IonScan Sentinel II, which uses jets of air to dislodge particles and vapours on a person's body or clothes. A scanner which can detect more than 40 types of explosives then takes just a few seconds to analyse the samples collected.

Read the full exclusive in Tuesday's edition of The Straits Times.
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[General Veers]

If i was wasn't playing golf that day, i would have nailed him with my kung fu skill like this.

 

[tonychat]

pls lah, what is the big deal? just another sinkie facility upgrade.

 

[zuoom]

erm.. i recall it was in use in a couple of other airports. then they took it out as there was too many false positive. how would the one here solve this issue?

 

[johnny333]

erm.. i recall it was in use in a couple of other airports. then they took it out as there was too many false positive. how would the one here solve this issue?

Do a strip search lah
They'll have to increase the number of security personnel & those changing room booths in the departure lounges.

Its going to drastically slow down the boarding of a A380

 

[halsey02]

Do a strip search lah
They'll have to increase the number of security personnel & those changing room booths in the departure lounges.

Its going to drastically slow down the boarding of a A380

budget airlines will offer another cheaper alternative - (1) clothed section (20 naked section...

The naked section, will get a faster boarding for there will only be random checking of the orifices...for they have nothing to hide or declare

 

[lianbeng]

If i was wasn't playing golf that day, i would have nailed him with my kung fu skill like this.

the best taiji master liao lor some more got time to tee-off.

 

[Rogue Trader]

erm.. i recall it was in use in a couple of other airports. then they took it out as there was too many false positive. how would the one here solve this issue?

Those passenger who do gardening will set off the alarm because of the trace nitrate particles on their body.

 

[johnny333]

budget airlines will offer another cheaper alternative - (1) clothed section (20 naked section...

Unlikely to work lah. Some people want to show off their branded stuff.

Got many aunties who worry about being visually raped. For others it is very disturbing to see so much flesh.