why do earrings not set off metal detectors at the airport?
In: Chemistry
Earrings are nonmagnetic. Typically they are made from either gold or sterling silver, not iron-based metals.
This is the same reason that medical devices such as a plate I have in my left arm does not set off metal detectors. The plate in my arm is made of a titanium-based alloy that contains no iron.
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