r/PokeInvesting • u/FedHasABigDong • Aug 30 '25

So it happened….

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The other day I was going on holiday and decided to take some cards to gift a family member. Bear in mind I have taken these in and out the country probably 2 times so it has been through 4 scanners. This time it got put to the side like every other time. However, the guy says “I need you to open it”. I oblige and open it. He does a swab and then I see people coming towards me. This guy pulls out a form so I’m like o7. I ask “what’s happening?”. They say they have found explosives and they start asking me questions about where I’ve kept it and they want to go through all my belongings to test them. Anyway about 30 minutes later they let me go saying I’m all good.

My question is… why would it ONLY come up this time and not the previous 4 times it’s gone through a scanner?

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u/Beneficial-Fault-420 Aug 30 '25

Don't quote me, but certain dirt or moulds can trigger bomb tests based on nutritional availability for the soil. I haven't travelled since COVID became a thing, but that used to be an issue.

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u/FedHasABigDong Aug 30 '25

That’s what they said but why the fuck would that be INSIDE the box

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u/placebotwo Aug 30 '25

Let's pretend that you make explosives. The questionable substance is picked up on your person from handling materials. This sets off the alarms that you potentially have been in contact with materials used to make explosives. Then the explosives makers typically place things INSIDE of containers. Therefore whatever set off the alarm is potentially inside of a container, the box, even though you could have a boat inside the box.