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Blutkvlt
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 Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 12:20 pm Post subject: Taking tapes through airport scan... |
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Does anyone know if taking tapes through an airport in a carry-on would fuck them up? I'm assuming so, I've heard about people receiving fucked tapes from overseas they assumed had been x-rayed.
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grimalkin
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| When Dispirit went to RoD, I brought our tapes as carry-on. I haven't heard complaints about blank or fucked up demos bought at RoD, so I'd guess no. |
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Demoniarch
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There were two tapes that came in an Osmose order that were fucked for me. No obvious reason except to blame a magnetic occurence somewhere during transit.
I never did bother to write Osmose to ask if it was something on their end, but they have been in business long enough to handle tapes properly I would assume 
So that simply leaves transit, and to get an answer from those fucks... yea right. |
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| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 3:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Fallen_Empire wrote: | | Totally fine. I've flown many times with a backpack full of tapes and never had any problems. |
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little_raven
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I think the exposure to the x-rays is too short to inflict damage. But I might be wrong
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Orpheus
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| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 3:43 pm Post subject: |
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Unless I'm mistaken, since X-Rays are a frequency FAR above the audio range they cant actually do anything to sound data recorded on magnetic tape.
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ADB
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| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 3:46 pm Post subject: |
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They can fuck DAT tapes, but not analogue tapes
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| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 3:57 pm Post subject: |
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| ADB wrote: | | They can fuck DAT tapes, but not analogue tapes |
And also minidiscs? Not sure though.
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samsquanch
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Wouldn't 'most' times when sending tapes or any parcel for that matter through the post get scanned? I would imagine that the machines would be similar to those used in airports.
I am basing this on watching far too many episodes of Border Security where old Chinese cunts have dried squid lining their suitcase and the like. |
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wasteland
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| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 4:19 pm Post subject: |
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| samsquanch wrote: | | I am basing this on watching far too many episodes of Border Security where old Chinese cunts have dried squid lining their suitcase and the like. |
Haha what the fuck?
And I've flown with tapes a couple times, no problems.
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| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 6:55 pm Post subject: |
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| I have once forgotten a tape in my backpack (due to some trading) and took it through the x-ray scan (twice) while traveling. The tape plays fine. |
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Silcharde
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| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 9:21 pm Post subject: |
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X-rays are not magnetic, and therefore, have no effect on magnetic media such as audio cassettes.
However, some international airports do use magnetic devices to inspect luggage; simply request a non-magnetic inspection.
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| Demoniarch wrote: | | No obvious reason except to blame a magnetic occurence somewhere during transit. |
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| Silcharde wrote: | | However, some international airports do use magnetic devices to inspect luggage; simply request a non-magnetic inspection. |
Must be the case, because I remember flying from Rome back in 1998 or so and the tape in my walkman was completely noised-out when I got back home. |
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