[dozer7]

Amazing it was wrapped in foil and their metal detectors didn't pick it up. Their security is just as bad as ours.

Last time I checked aluminum foil was not ferromagnetic.

this has always puzzed me. did metal detetors for years there is paramagmagnetic and diamagnetic the coin chasers have found that they can discriminate between beer tabs, nickles, quarters, pennys and heavly mineralized (read iron) strata for years. why not the air ports check the white coin detectors. this is not new technology. they can even give you the depth. hey just my thoughts

best regards

dozer7

[CurlyDave]

Last time I checked aluminum foil was not ferromagnetic.

Metal does not need to be ferromagnetic to be picked up by a metal detector. The aluminum foil wrapping in a pack of cigarettes will set one off. So will a pocket full of pennies.