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		colanderman on April 21, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Japan maglev train breaks world speed record again That certainly won't work for my aluminum water bottle. Granted, neither do X-rays, and yet I've never had it even questioned going through security.

goodcanadian on April 21, 2015 | [–]

Yes, I was assuming a typical disposable transparent plastic or glass bottle. I have not seen the machine in question, so I am guessing, but it would be very easy to implement and cover the majority of cases.

rwmj on April 21, 2015 | [–]

I think we're assuming here that this machine isn't merely security theatre.

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