Big Brother Behind the Lens
ThruVision, a British security company, has brought us into the future. They have developed a camera that can see through people's clothes. This isn't X-Ray vision.... this is T-Ray vision. And it's much better. We've all seen an X-Ray image: bones, cartilage and toy cars. Scanning a crowd with X-Ray cameras for security is not only unhealthy (with all that radiation!), but it's ineffective in isolating weapons. ThruVision's T-Ray camera (called the T5000) uses T-Rays, and it's amazing.
The T5000 see under clothes without revealing any body detail. Don't worry, Big Brother won't be able to see any of our blemishes. Instead, the camera uses "passive imaging technology" (T-rays) to identify objects by the natural electromagnetic rays they give off. What does that mean? It can detect hidden objects up to 80 feet away, even when people are moving. 80 feet away!!! What, exactly, can it see, though? Explosives, liquids, narcotics, weapons, plastics and ceramics. Holy moly. It even works outdoors.
The goal here, obviously, is to use this at airports and large social events, like sporting events or HAWTaction.com reader get togethers. The camera is going to premiere at the Home Office Scientific Development Branch (HOSDB) Exhibition on 12 & 13 March 2008. I'll see what the reviews are!
This T5000 is some HAWTaction [hot ak-shuh
n]. I sure hope this brings the end of taking off my shoes so I can get on an airplane. As Johnny Lead Foot says, though, that might be giving too much credit to the TSA.
The goal here, obviously, is to use this at airports and large social events, like sporting events or HAWTaction.com reader get togethers. The camera is going to premiere at the Home Office Scientific Development Branch (HOSDB) Exhibition on 12 & 13 March 2008. I'll see what the reviews are!
This T5000 is some HAWTaction [hot ak-shuh
n]. I sure hope this brings the end of taking off my shoes so I can get on an airplane. As Johnny Lead Foot says, though, that might be giving too much credit to the TSA.
THIS is the kind of technology I like. I wonder if my next cell phone will have this option. I'll help my be the vigilante I aim to be.