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Airport security - Underwired bra vs chunky watch

  • 09-06-2010 03:45PM
    #1
    dr strangelove
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 816 ✭✭✭


    Why is it that my g/f's underwired bra always sets off the metal detector at the airport security check, but my chunky, solid diver's watch never does?

    This is really driving me crazy - more so than the fact that the missus knows that her bra is going to set off the alarm and have to be groped by female security guard, and yet she wears it every time we have to fly.


Comments

  • #2
    dr.bollocko
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 35,948 Mod ✭✭✭✭dr.bollocko


    Maybe your girlfriend's a lesbian and your watch is fake?


  • #3
    minidazzler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,650 ✭✭✭✭minidazzler


    What alloy is your watch made of?


  • #4
    Winty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,033 ✭✭✭Winty


    dr.bollocko wrote: »
    Maybe your girlfriend's a lesbian and your watch is fake?

    What? do they make lesbians out of some sort of metal!


  • #5
    alwaysadub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,554 ✭✭✭✭alwaysadub


    Maybe she enjoys getting felt up by security..


  • #6
    dr strangelove
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 816 ✭✭✭dr strangelove


    minidazzler wrote: »
    What alloy is your watch made of?

    Stainless steel.

    But i would have thought underwires in bras would be stainless steel too.


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  • #7
    m5ex9oqjawdg2i
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,217 ✭✭✭✭m5ex9oqjawdg2i


    Your girlfriends cheating on you man... It's a sure sign, sorry :(


  • #8
    orourkeda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,916 ✭✭✭✭orourkeda


    dr strangelove wrote: »
    Stainless steel.

    But i would have thought underwires in bras would be stainless steel too.

    Metal tends to set off metal detectors.

    Comprende


  • #9
    dr.bollocko
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 35,948 Mod ✭✭✭✭dr.bollocko


    Wow.
    There's a wikipedia article on underwire bras.
    The underwire can be made of metal or molded plastic; most are metallic. Plastic underwires have a "tiny" share of the market because they do not provide the same support and rigidity offered by metal underwires.[14] A metallic underwire is a thin strip of metal, usually with a nylon coating at both ends.[16] Metals used include steel[17] and nickel titanium, a shape memory alloy.[18][19]
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underwire_bra


  • #10
    bonerm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,594 ✭✭✭bonerm


    Little known secret, that airport security machine is nothing but an elaborate prop and the buzzing noise you hear is actually activated by a hand controlled button held by the security guard. It only ever goes off if the guard thinks you're attractive and would like the opportunity to undress you.

    Seems like your GF isn't hot OP. :(


  • #11
    shoelaceface
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,079 ✭✭✭shoelaceface


    what kind of wire has she in her underwire bra... i have NEVER had that problem!!


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  • #12
    minidazzler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,650 ✭✭✭✭minidazzler


    dr strangelove wrote: »
    Stainless steel.

    But i would have thought underwires in bras would be stainless steel too.

    You would probably be incorrect.


  • #13
    dr strangelove
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 816 ✭✭✭dr strangelove


    shoelaceface wrote: »
    what kind of wire has she in her underwire bra... i have NEVER had that problem!!

    Dunno, for some reason she refuses to let me take her bra apart for some 'scientific investigation'


  • #14
    shoelaceface
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,079 ✭✭✭shoelaceface


    dr strangelove wrote: »
    Dunno, for some reason she refuses to let me take her bra apart for some 'scientific investigation'


    Hand her into the barracks and leg it....


  • #15
    RacoonQueen
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 20,369 Mod ✭✭✭✭RacoonQueen


    Does she only have one bra? How do you know it's the same bra each time?


  • #16
    Caoimhín
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,789 ✭✭✭Caoimhín


    dr.bollocko wrote: »
    Wow.
    There's a wikipedia article on underwire bras.

    Kind Sir,

    You have too much time on your hands,

    Regards


  • #17
    dr strangelove
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 816 ✭✭✭dr strangelove


    RacoonQueen wrote: »
    Does she only have one bra? How do you know it's the same bra each time?

    Nope, it's just any of them seem to set it off.


  • #18
    PabD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81 ✭✭PabD


    How big is the bloody bra?


  • #19
    kirving
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,361 ✭✭✭kirving


    http://www.physlink.com/education/askexperts/ae546.cfm

    'As for whether they are magnetic, the answer is that it depends. There are several families of stainless steels with different physical properties. A basic stainless steel has a 'ferritic' structure and is magnetic. These are formed from the addition of chromium and can be hardened through the addition of carbon (making them 'martensitic') and are often used in cutlery. However, the most common stainless steels are 'austenitic' - these have a higher chromium content and nickel is also added. It is the nickel which modifies the physical structure of the steel and makes it non-magnetic'


  • #20
    starbelgrade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,739 ✭✭✭✭starbelgrade


    Your girlfriend is obviously a cyborg, built by the same scientists who made Enda Kenny.


  • #21
    dr strangelove
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 816 ✭✭✭dr strangelove


    PabD wrote: »
    How big is the bloody bra?

    Well, her boobies are wee bit more than a nice handful, does that help?


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  • #22
    dr strangelove
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 816 ✭✭✭dr strangelove


    starbelgrade wrote: »
    Your girlfriend is obviously a cyborg, built by the same scientists who made Enda Kenny.

    Nooooooooooooooo!
    Tell me it aint true......


  • #23
    phill106
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,838 ✭✭✭phill106


    Im 100% sure she just likes being searched. I recommend borrowing a airport security uniform, handcuffs, a mouse, a lump of cheese, a piece of string and some sandpaper to test this.


  • #24
    jd007
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,094 ✭✭✭jd007


    PabD wrote: »
    How big is the bloody bra? are her bloody tits?!

    fixed


  • #25
    dr strangelove
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 816 ✭✭✭dr strangelove


    Big enough.

    Giggidy.


  • #26
    Sykk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,327 ✭✭✭Sykk


    What is the meaning of this necroness?


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