* A tiny thread cannot be readily detected by "airport scanners," nor by even longer-distance scanners, unless the gain on the detector is turned up so high that many other things trigger the detector. If the threads are mostly plastic, with discontiguous metallic writing on them, then the detection problem is even harder. This is just a quick thought...does anyone know what kind of metallic ink is used? To add to the conspiracy theory, say the metallic ink is radioactive with a higher radiation count for higher dollar amounts--would it be implausible then to have some sort of radiation counter to gauge a person's total 'radiation count,' and thereby approximate how much currency they are carrying out of the country?
Sorry for taking this seriously, but it has been considered and rejected... It is just inert plastic with metalic letters so that they are opaque to light while the plastic is translucent and provides a backdrop... Can someone snip this thread already? Adam -- PGP Key available on the keyservers. Encrypted E-mail welcome. Sub rosa: Confidential, secret, not for publication. -Black's Law Dictionary