Now You Can Feel Better (and Healthier) About Yourself at NYC Airports
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And the worst part of it all is knowing that the security guard smirking at you just saw your naked body on a computer screen.
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Well, in terms of the last part, those days are behind us (us meaning New Yorkers, that is). Yesterday, the TSA announced that it would be moving full body scanners from both JFK and LaGuardia Airport to lesser populated airports. The move is an attempt to speed up the security process that swamps these constantly busy terminals. The nudie machines will be replaced with what are called millimeter wave machines, which basically do the exact same thing except minus the pictures of your genitalia. Now the guards will only see a two-dimensional bland outline of what you've got going on.
This is great news for two major reasons: First, of course, there's a restoration of our dignity before we hop on a jetliner. And, second, we're pretty sure those full body scanners were pretty bad for our bodies.
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