Casper Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 http://healthland.time.com/2011/06/30/did-airport-scanners-give-boston-tsa-agents-cancer/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2talltim Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 my wife is a RAD/Tech..she thinks its BS that uncertified people are operating them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flounder Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 The exact reason I dont go through them.. They arent thoroughly tested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GESEXER Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 Isn't it weird in general that more and more people are ending up with cancer these days...im not trying to be funny either. Thats kinda messed up i think! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 Isn't it weird in general that more and more people are ending up with cancer these days...im not trying to be funny either. Thats kinda messed up i think!more people are being diagnosed, and there are more people TO diagnose. Medical technology has made it possible to detect more types of cancer, and in some cases (think breast cancer) awareness is up, and the cost of testing has come down. We've also gone from 6 billion to 7 billion people in the last 10 years. I doubt there is a significant increase in the occurrence of cancer that can be attributed to technology, but it's a good "scary headline" for the 6:00 news to talk about cell phones, body scanners, etc. causing cancer.Maybe the scanners DO increase the odds of getting cancer, but these TSA agents are using them for hours a day. Even someone who flies frequently is only going to get a few minutes of exposure to them each year.You know what else causes cancer? Saccharine. It's a sugar substitute, used in sugar-free gum. They finally took it off the list of carcinogens maybe 10 years ago, because; while it did cause cancer in lab rats, they were being injected with such ridiculously high doses that there was absolutely NO comparable risk to humans.I would wager that the TSA scanners are no different. The people working them should be pissed and concerned. The rest of us probably have little to worry about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GESEXER Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 It's funny how from that little bit I said you knew what I was going for with my statement, but u do agree with your post. On top of that the media plants mind bullets into a lot of people's heads on purpose I sware. I know they are just being cautious; the just take it too far all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-bus Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 My right nut hurts when I carry my phone in my front pocket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GESEXER Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 what are your nuts doing in your pocket? put em in your back pocket away from your phone! Haha... and my ear hurts because of... my phone of course! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 who talks on their phone anymore? I only use mine for text and email. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokey Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 What doesnt give us cancer these days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 I saw a t-shirt years ago that said, "remember when sex was safe, and motorcycles were dangerous?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheech Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 more people are being diagnosed, and there are more people TO diagnose. Medical technology has made it possible to detect more types of cancer, and in some cases (think breast cancer) awareness is up, and the cost of testing has come down. We've also gone from 6 billion to 7 billion people in the last 10 years. I doubt there is a significant increase in the occurrence of cancer that can be attributed to technology, but it's a good "scary headline" for the 6:00 news to talk about cell phones, body scanners, etc. causing cancer.Maybe the scanners DO increase the odds of getting cancer, but these TSA agents are using them for hours a day. Even someone who flies frequently is only going to get a few minutes of exposure to them each year.You know what else causes cancer? Saccharine. It's a sugar substitute, used in sugar-free gum. They finally took it off the list of carcinogens maybe 10 years ago, because; while it did cause cancer in lab rats, they were being injected with such ridiculously high doses that there was absolutely NO comparable risk to humans.I would wager that the TSA scanners are no different. The people working them should be pissed and concerned. The rest of us probably have little to worry about.Frequent fliers already get more than their fair share of radiation exposure, it's called being at 37,000 feet for a few hours. Even with the limited shielding in the fuselage, at least those doses have reams of long-term data to back up the health effects. I don't need to double-down on this by walking through a machine that was shoved down our throats with no meaningful testing at all by a former DHS director so he can make bank for himself and the company he now represents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadyone Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 What doesnt give us cancer these days?Blowjobs:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2talltim Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 Blowjobs:DWhat if she chews tobacco?..LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OsuMj Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 I'm getting picked for these freaking scanners every time I fly now it seems like. Today, they even felt the need to pat me down even though I went through one. I'm about to stand somewhere with a sign and start a whole big thing. Anybody wanna occupy the airport with me? srsly though, it really pisses me off... if you're gonna pat me down anyway, at least don't make me send my naked image to some (potentially) undertrained perv in another room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conn-e-rot Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 I'm sure that perv in the other room appreciated your naked image Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbarron77 Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 ^^^ If that pic hits the interwebs, I'll make certain to post it here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conn-e-rot Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 ^^^ If that pic hits the interwebs, I'll make certain to post it here!I knew we could count on you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbarron77 Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 I'm getting picked for these freaking scanners every time I fly now it seems like. Today, they even felt the need to pat me down even though I went through one. I'm about to stand somewhere with a sign and start a whole big thing. Anybody wanna occupy the airport with me? srsly though, it really pisses me off... if you're gonna pat me down anyway, at least don't make me send my naked image to some (potentially) undertrained perv in another room....and I like to think of myself as a Highly Trained Perv! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buxnut Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 What doesn't give us cancer these days?Many years ago I heard my Dad tell this story.I read somewhere that smoking causes cancer so I quit smoking.Then I read somewhere that drinking causes cancer so I quit drinking.Then I read somewhere that Sex causes cancer so I quit Reading! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vf1000ride Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 who talks on their phone anymore? I only use mine for text and email.This thing can make phone calls!? When the F did that happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jporter12 Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 Paranoid? YES. Without cause? well, not so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flounder Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 I'm getting picked for these freaking scanners every time I fly now it seems like. Today, they even felt the need to pat me down even though I went through one. I'm about to stand somewhere with a sign and start a whole big thing. Anybody wanna occupy the airport with me? srsly though, it really pisses me off... if you're gonna pat me down anyway, at least don't make me send my naked image to some (potentially) undertrained perv in another room.Dont worry, Im the only perve that receives your nekkid photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YSR_Racer_99 Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 Dont worry, Im the only perve that receives your nekkid photos.Forward those on to RedBarron, wouldja? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheech Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 I'm getting picked for these freaking scanners every time I fly now it seems like. Today, they even felt the need to pat me down even though I went through one. I'm about to stand somewhere with a sign and start a whole big thing. Anybody wanna occupy the airport with me? srsly though, it really pisses me off... if you're gonna pat me down anyway, at least don't make me send my naked image to some (potentially) undertrained perv in another room.You have a legal right to refuse to go through the body scanner machines. Of course, by exercising this right you are guaranteeing you're going to get patted down, but in the face of 2 unpleasant decisions I'd take the one that doesn't have me eating radiation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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