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- From: bredell@tdb.uu.se (Mats Bredell)
- Subject: Re: OK to pass diskette through airport X-ray?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec17.142129.1793@tdb.uu.se>
- Reply-To: Mats.Bredell@udac.uu.se
- Organization: Uppsala University Computing Center (UDAC)
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- Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 14:21:29 GMT
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- Chen-Kuang Yu (yu@Xenon.Stanford.EDU) wrote:
- : Hi,
- :
- : Is it alright to pass diskettes through airport X-ray? Is it
- : ok if I include them in the luggage? Are they as sensitive as the
- : harddisk to strong magnetization?
-
- They're sensitive to magnetization, but not x-rays. You can safely let is
- through the x-ray.
-
- A lot of people think the x-ray can damage the disk, so they put the disks
- in the pocket instead. Don't do this. This will make the metal detector beep,
- and someone will probably search you with a small metal detector. This small
- detector generates a quite strong magnetic field that can damage the disk.
-
- /Mats (who used to work with airport security)
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- Mats Bredell Mats.Bredell@udac.uu.se
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