TSA makes good: X-rays MacBook Air and posts video

I work for the TSA. I've seen the MBA come through many times. I never had a problem with it. So please don't lump us all together just because some newb was on the xray being overly cautious.

I'm guessing the li-poly battery also confuses them a bit, most laptop batteries are a collection of metal li-ion cylindrical cells in one section of the laptop. With li-poly the battery can be any shape and such a large flat battery it's not going to look like most laptops they see. So to them it looks like a small circuit with a a large solid mass wired to it.

The TSA is a joke. Every time I fly, I am stunned by the amount of cash being wasted by the government to construct this elaborate security theatre. Isn't it nice that they provide Magic Terrorist Prevention Bags for travelers to put their Dangerous Liquids into? I was shocked that our flight didn't spontaneously explode when I realized that my lens cleaning fluid was in my backpack the whole time and not in a Magic Terrorist Prevention Bag!

Come on people. It isn't that it is a secrety what the xRays look like. What they don't want to release is *what* got their attention, how it differes from what they consider a normal laptop, etc. Pointing out what they look for tells the *bad guys* what not to make theirs real bombs to look like. And pointing out what passes the quick glance sanity check shows them how to make it look legit. It isn't about what an xRay look like to you and me. Stop reading into things thinking they just don't want to show an xRay.

He said backslash, but clearly, it's just a slash. :P

Quick, hide the XRay images! They are a security threat!!!

Seriously, why do they think this is a security threat, when 10 seconds of google use pulled up these two images:

http://www.powerbook-fr.com/IMG/jpg/PowerBook17.jpg
http://stuff.ratjed.com/powerbook_xray.jpg

Sure, neither of those aren't the Air, but they prove that *gasp*, people out there have access to Xray machines. Or screwdrivers for that matter.

*sigh*

Damn. The only reason I clicked that link was to see what the x-ray looked like.

I have had the MBA since about 2 weeks after it was launched. I can say that I have flown internationally, in and around NYC, Washington DC, and more and have never had an issue with my MBA. I have the SSD option and not sure if that makes any difference or not.

"Thank g-d", "g-d knows"? When did 'god' become a four-letter word?

When will custom made MBA’s with solid state C4 harddrives hit the markets?