Re: [NTLK] I'm back (and bad news)

From: Eric L. Strobel (fyzycyst_at_comcast.net)
Date: Tue Apr 09 2002 - 09:31:34 EDT


on 4/9/02 6:14 AM, Joel M. Sciamma at joelsciamma_at_compuserve.com wrote:

> The only thing I have been able to think up when travelling with my Newt is
> to carry it in a bag with my PowerBook such that, when placed on the X-Ray
> conveyor, it's about 20cm above the belt, more or less in the centre of the
> machine as it passes through. This way it's as far as it can be from the
> electromechanical components. Hopefully the PB (which sits below it) also
> has an effect on screening/diffusing some fields or radiation.

Except, of course, that you have to take the laptop out of the bag nowadays
and run it through separately.

- Eric.

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Eric Strobel (fyzycyst_at_NOSPAM^mailaps.org)

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