Underwear invention protects privacy at airport

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Source: Associated Press

DENVER – It's a special kind of underwear — with a strategically placed fig leaf design — and a Colorado man says it'll get you through the airport screeners with your dignity intact.
Jeff Buske says his invention uses a powdered metal that protects people's privacy when undergoing medical or security screenings.
Buske of Las Vegas, Nev.-Rocky Flats Gear says the underwear's inserts are thin and conform to the body's contours, making it difficult to hide anything beneath them. The mix of tungsten and other metals do not set off metal detectors.
The men's design has the fig leaf, while the one for women comes in the shape of clasped hands.
It's unclear whether it would lead to an automatic, more intrusive pat down by federal Transportation Security Administration officials.

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Technology to the rescue, once again!

[Honeycombe8]

1. Ha! What a great idea! American ingenuity at work! I wonder how much they'll

cost...and I bet the TSA won't let those pass.

[klook]

2. The govt. should issue vouchers

for this underwear -- to be reimbursed by Rapiscan, Chertoff's client.

[Mimosa]

5. Rape-i-scan?

Chertoff, creep of creeps, was in charge *above Michael Brown* during Katrina. Michael Chertoff was also the lawyer who worked for the republican House Committee to persecute and impeach President Clinton.

There may be some in Obama's administration who forgot Chertoff's history. I have not!

[Lasher]

3. If you really want to get strip searched, here's your chance.

[Javaman]

4. does this mean the TSA will now search you with magnets? nt

[juajen]

6. I'm nitpicking, but I dislike hands instead of a fig leaf on the female underwear. NT

[Skink]

7. If they are edible OK.

[Hoopla Phil]

8. This will be made illegal. OR, it will get you an automatic strip search.

[TorchTheWitch]

9. then you'll get groped

It will register as an "anomoly" on the scanner and you'll get groped.

Interesting that the strategically placed fig leaf only covers the lower abdomen while leaving the genitals below exposed. Apparently, whoever invented this has no idea were genitals are located. Interesting also that this is only for men... no concealing undergarments for women?

[grahamhgreen]

10. Does not protect my privacy. (it's not just about my junk)

[pepperbear]

11. OK, so now we're talking about special underwear for flying while keeping a straight face.

it writes itself.