Airport X-Rays

[Cristatus]

I travel to England by train every month or so from Europe, and my mother has a tendency to give me some home made food, because she thinks it's healthier. The question is: you know those X-Ray machines on the airport, right; they have those same ones on the train terminals, because it's international travel, and I was wondering whether the food gets poisoned if it passes through the X-Ray machine, because I really like that food, but wasn't sure if it does get poisoned.

Your verdict?

 

[Electric Amish]

No worries.

 

[Modeps]

I think you may die... but probably not from the food.

 

[Kelemvor]

XRays can poison food? eh? I take food on airplanes all the time.

 

[blackdogdeek]

i would think it kills any of the baddies in the food.

 

[EyeMWing]

Look at it this way - that one guy stands right next to it for 8 hours, and his nuts are fine. Your food goes through it for 30 seconds. Your food will be fine.

 

[Cristatus]

OK, cool.

Now I just have to pack for the weekend so that I have enough space in my bag for the food that my mom will pack me

 

[Bootprint]

Originally posted by: EyeMWing
Look at it this way - that one guy stands right next to it for 8 hours, and his nuts are fine. Your food goes through it for 30 seconds. Your food will be fine.

LOL, that reminds me of the story about the cops holding the radar gun between their legs while it was in standby.

 

[DurocShark]

Originally posted by: Bootprint

Originally posted by: EyeMWing
Look at it this way - that one guy stands right next to it for 8 hours, and his nuts are fine. Your food goes through it for 30 seconds. Your food will be fine.

LOL, that reminds me of the story about the cops holding the radar gun between their legs while it was in standby.

Elephantitus of the nuts?

:Q

 

[SandInMyShoes]

It would probably depend largely on whether the x-rays are ionizing or not. If they aren't, no worries. If they are, I'd be more worried about what it's doing to YOU, but I'm no expert.

 

[nakedfrog]

They're talking about or are already irradiating food, right?