how come we have to remove any device larger than a phone when going through airport security, but everything else can stay?
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There’s a lot of stuff inside large tablets and laptops that makes it hard for the x-ray machine to see what’s behind them.
So you have to put them in a tray separately so they can see what’s in your bag and get a clearer picture of what’s inside your laptop in case you’re trying to hide drugs or a knife or something inside it.
Phones are smaller so they don’t block as much of the view of your bag.
Some new x-ray machines are able to look though them better so you don’t need to remove laptops etc from your bag any more.
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