why do earrings not set off metal detectors at the airport?

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why do earrings not set off metal detectors at the airport?

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metal detectors don’t detect all metal. they detect magnetism, which usually comes from iron in steel. other types of metal are not detected if the sensitivity is set high enough to not go off due to things like pants button, zippers, etc

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