From: adam.philipp@ties.org (Adam Philipp)
Date: Fri, 18 Nov 94 19:00:40 PST
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: The Thread Thread
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>>* A tiny thread cannot be readily detected by "airport scanners," nor
>>by even longer-distance scanners, unless the gain on the detector is
>>turned up so high that many other things trigger the detector.
>>If the threads are mostly plastic, with discontiguous metallic writing
>>on them, then the detection problem is even harder.
>This is just a quick thought...does anyone know what kind of metallic ink
>is used?  To add to the conspiracy theory, say the metallic ink is
>radioactive with a higher radiation count for higher dollar amounts--would
>it be implausible then to have some sort of radiation counter to gauge a
>person's total 'radiation count,' and thereby approximate how much currency
>they are carrying out of the country?

Sorry for taking this seriously, but it has been considered and rejected...
It is just inert plastic with metalic letters so that they are opaque to
light while the plastic is translucent and provides a backdrop...

Can someone snip this thread already?

     Adam

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