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New camera can snoop out exactly what’s in your pockets

Posted in Tech/Sci News by Alex Sydell on March 9th, 2008

Security cameraBritish company ThruVision has developed a camera that can see exactly what you’re hiding under your clothes (including guns, explosives, and drugs) from up to 80 feet away.

Don’t worry, the camera can’t see any outline of your body - only what you’re stashing in your pockets. As if that makes you feel any safer.

Called the T5000, the camera uses the unique T-rays that objects emit to identify them. All people and objects emit this low-level radiation, which means that the camera can, for example, tell the difference between cocaine and flour without actually “seeing” the powder.

The T5000 is suited toward airports but could be used in a variety of other situations. This is definitely one of the creepier recent inventions - hopefully we don’t see these popping up on our streets.

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One Response to “New camera can snoop out exactly what’s in your pockets”

  1. help420me says:

    T-rays cannot pass through metals. Line your pockets with aluminum foil, or introduce an anti-t-ray line of clothing.

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