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Congrats on your success.

What's an E.A.T test? Or did you mean ETD (Explosives Trace Detection) test? The TSA deployed a bunch of those ETD machines in early 2010 and had a party with them. Basically, they run a cotton swab over whatever they want to - carry on bag, its contents, hands, face, shoes, etc, and then run the swab through an analyzer to test for traces of explosive residue. I was once carrying 3 frozen logs of goose liver pate, each about 2 lbs., that were foil wrapped in a cooler bag within my carry on when it got nailed for an ETD. The TSA screener said they looked like bombs on the X-Ray as the bag went through the scanning belt. I unwrapped the foil, he swabbed the casings, ran the swabs, and we cleared.

Don't often see the ETD procedure in use anymore. Probably because the screeners are having too much fun with the TSAs most recent toy - the "Full Monte" body scanner.

Glad to see that everything worked out for you.

12/12/112:59 PM

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