Would you have to remove your jacket for the X-ray machine if you're not wearing anything underneath?
Whenever you go through the metal detectors at the airport, you're asked to remove your jacket and put it in one of the plastic trays. On a recent trip this got me thinking - what if you're wearing nothing but the jacket on the upper part of your body? Would you still have to remove it or could it stay on as you pass the X-ray machine?
For the sake of the question imagine someone wearing a huge winter parka with lots of pockets.
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I cannot speak for the female gender and all airports but recently in Da Nang, Vietnam I spilled an entire cup of coffee on my sweater and had only a thin sports jacket with me so I removed my sweater and wore only the sports jacket through customs and once they realized I had nothing under they asked me to go come to one side for a pat down that was all no need take it off
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X-ray opaque objects and areas the X-ray is unable to penetrate will produce black areas in the image and such areas are referred to as \u201cX-ray Opaque\u201d. Thick metals, crystal, and some types of glass, e.g. camera lenses, which include special lead compounds added to the glass will also be opaque.Will TSA make me take off my hoodie?
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Unless you have TSA PreCheck, you will have to remove various items, such as liquids and electronics, from your luggage and place them in separate bins before going through security. You will also have to remove your shoes, items from pockets, jewelry, and large jackets.Do zippers go off in TSA?
Yes you should have no problems. You will be asked to remove the jacket before you go through the metal detector along with any other items with metal objects on them (e.g. belt buckles, jewelry, watches). Metal Zippers and Buttons on pants don't normally set off metal detectors.The Science of Airport Security
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If your jackets is thick enough to hide weapons in it, you will have to remove it. The same is true for your T-shirt(but T-shirts are normally not thick and have no futter), or whatever else you wear. It doesn't matter what is beyond.
If you don't want to remove anything in public, you can always ask for a separate screening, where an officer of your gender will check you in private.
Obviously, being 'naked beyond' cannot be an excuse, as otherwise every terrorist would just come naked under his jacket...
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If you are at a TSA controlled security checkpoint then you can ask for a private screening. I don't know about other jurisdictions
I vaguely have heard of this issue years ago with a woman who had a jacket with a lot of metal studs/broaches etc, and it caused a lot of attention.
Not that there have also been instances in the past of people deliberately stripping down so as to protest against the TSA.
Oregon Man Strips Down To Protest TSA At Portland International Airport
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Whenever you go through the metal detectors at the airport, you're asked to remove your jacket and put it in one of the plastic trays
Some airport securities don't ask to remove jacket, regardless of whether you're naked underneath.
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