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[โ€“] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Why do you call it a cancer box? I've been through plenty of them and never seen anything to indicate they're unsafe. Then again, we also used to let people x-ray their feet in shoe stores, soo...

[โ€“] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Fun fact: Logan TSA asked the FAA for paperwork showing those things are safe. Anything.

FAA said fuck you.

That's kinda all I need.

I know the anecdotes say it's good. But with anything introduced hurriedly and without clear need - we know the TSA doesn't have good track record anyway - the hype-to-utility ratio is too high.