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Posted: Oct 9th 2009 12:31AM Jawmuncher said

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Hula Hoop for the win.
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Posted: Oct 9th 2009 12:39AM ArchiGamer said

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Nintendo Peripherals: More Useful in Science Projects than Actual Gaming!!
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Posted: Oct 9th 2009 1:01AM INNUENDO 64 said

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Confirmed: Fidgety people are terrorists. no exceptions.
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Posted: Oct 9th 2009 1:52AM jhoff80 said

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Especially people who are fidgety about flying for the first time.
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Posted: Oct 9th 2009 1:54AM Saria the Cat said

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Or people with flight phobia and thus intense anxiety before a flight. Like me. :(
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Posted: Oct 9th 2009 3:00AM cloud858rk said

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Or they might be fidgety because they're nervous about the possibility of getting strip searched, and thus becoming a self-fulling prophecy.
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Posted: Oct 9th 2009 1:11AM Stevetrop Man of Mystery said

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Terrorist hear this now. Be afraid we can incorporate video game technology into our anti-terrorist technology. It won't be long until we can use wii horseback riding patented controller to stop your dastardly deeds.

You have been warned...
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Posted: Oct 9th 2009 1:17AM leksicon said

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Really?
I love the wii and all, and even believe its use for rehab is worth considering..

But this?!
I never knew excessive fidgeting = terrorist

Talk about looking in the wrong places.. bin laden is laughing
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Posted: Oct 9th 2009 2:01AM TJF said

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If someone is fidgeting and shifting their weight all about, they are probably a little nervous that they are about to board the plane, and ram it into a building. Or that they are being closely watched, and examined for being nervous.

If I was boarding a plane and they told me to stand on a wii-fit board, I would probably be tackled by a security guard for how I stood.

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Posted: Oct 9th 2009 1:28AM Cyantre said

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So nervous flyers will get screened twice? I do not see how that has any bearing on security other than a colossal waste of money.
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Posted: Oct 9th 2009 1:49AM blahblah55 said

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But you see, they get to be screened via hula hoops.

It is extremely accurate in finding dangerous objects.
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Posted: Oct 9th 2009 1:57AM mynk said

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and that second screening would make nervous flyers twice as nervous.
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Posted: Oct 9th 2009 1:29AM The Blank Mage Returns said

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Great. I can't wait to get tasered because I'm twitchy. ("Stop moving involuntarily! I said STOP! DOWN ON THE GROUND, MOTHERFUCKER! DOWN ON THE GROUND!")
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Posted: Oct 9th 2009 1:53AM Saria the Cat said

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Wow, this is majorly lacking in the validity AND reliability department. Someone who believes "fidgety" people tend to be more dangerous or terroristist needs to cite me some empirical research on this. There are many, many problems with this assumption. Shit, I'd get arrested just because I'm nervous before flights (flight phobia) AND clumsy, and I can't imagine how people with ADHD or vertigo or poor balance in general would do on one of these things.
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Posted: Oct 9th 2009 2:09AM (Unverified) said

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This is just an indirect way of saying "were banning flying"
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Posted: Oct 9th 2009 1:59AM INNUENDO 64 said

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yep. terrorists
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Posted: Oct 9th 2009 1:59AM INNUENDO 64 said

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GOD DAMMIT THE COMMENT SYSTEM
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Posted: Oct 9th 2009 2:17AM Rosario Lopez said

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I think we now know what the Wii vitality sensor is going to be used for.
Balance board + vitality sensor = combating terrorist threat....who knew?
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Posted: Oct 9th 2009 2:18AM Swizzler said

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I feel so sorry for all the people who piss their pants because instead of being able to go to the bathroom, their bathroom dance gets them pulled aside for secondary screening.
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Posted: Oct 9th 2009 3:02AM cloud858rk said

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Either that or the anal cavity search.
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Posted: Oct 9th 2009 2:42AM mietha said

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Our tax dollars at work...
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Posted: Oct 9th 2009 3:04AM blahblah55 said

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help fund Nintendo...
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Posted: Oct 9th 2009 4:33AM XeroAF said

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do frequent fliers get their own Mii?
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Posted: Oct 9th 2009 5:39AM JeezWhiz87 said

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Ok... if they've already come to terms with dying in a fiery inferno from flying a plane into a building, and they're not nervous about THAT, why the hell wouldn't they be calm stepping on a balance board? For some reason that doesn't seem to make much sense to me.
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Posted: Oct 9th 2009 6:41AM strommsarnac said

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Yep, imagine all the people with medical conditions, on prescriptions, etc. I have the Wii fit and you should see how all over the place I am on it because of my bad back.
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Posted: Oct 9th 2009 5:16PM (Unverified) said

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Who knows? It might lead to some great new entries in the TSA manuals, such as...

If the individual triggers greater than 3 on the AUFRS [Attempted Urinary Flow Retainment Scale], the STSO [Screening Officer] must notify an BDO [bathroom directional officer] for resolution….

Screening of the individual may proceed while waiting for a BDO response. If a BDO fails to respond within established airport timeframes, the STSO must allow the individual to proceed to the closest secure gender and access appropriate BFA [Bathroom Facility Area]. To prevent unnecessary accidents, do not attempt to detain or delay the individual from entering the BFA area for the purpose of obtaining BDO clearance….
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Posted: Oct 9th 2009 11:36PM (Unverified) said

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One theory is they know very well this system of using a balance board in itself is ineffective. They hope this system correlated with other systems like the machine that sees through clothing will instill fear and anxiety. They hope the fear will be enough of a deterrent to their order. Either that or they don't things through.
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Posted: Oct 9th 2009 11:53PM (Unverified) said

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The wii pulse meter?
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Posted: Oct 10th 2009 4:42AM (Unverified) said

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It's basically the same theory as lie detector machines, only cheaper technology.

That said, airport security exists to give the illusion of security, not to actually make anyone safer.
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