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A Perfectly Average Anomaly

December 19, 2025·59 min·6-min readconversationaltechnology
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TLDR
A podcast investigation into why multiple men repeatedly trigger false alarms in TSA body scanners at airports leads to a mix of scientific inquiry, personal experimentation, and inconclusive results, centered on the role of sweat, body geometry, and scanner algorithms.


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D

Doug McMakin

conversational on Search Engine

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PJ VogtDoug McMakinTravisSilasKeller

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TSA

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