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Re: "X-Ray Gun" for imperceptible searches

To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: "X-Ray Gun" for imperceptible searches
From: [email protected] (Mike Duvos)
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 1996 17:43:36 -0700 (PDT)
In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> from "E. ALLEN SMITH" at Aug 12, 96 06:56:00 pm
Sender: [email protected]

Color me skeptical.

"E. ALLEN SMITH" <[email protected]> writes:

 > The gadget doesn't send out X-rays; instead, it picks up
 > electromagnetic waves emitted by human flesh.

Would these electromagnetic waves be something distinct from the
blackbody spectrum of a human-sized blob of "mostly water" at the
appropriate temperature?

Or to put it another way, is this just a sophisticated IR imager
thickly coated in snake oil and marketing hype?

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References:
- "X-Ray Gun" for imperceptible searches
  - From: "E. ALLEN SMITH" <[email protected]>

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