Taking off your shoes at airport checks?

[GiladS]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gL1_EjPVM4o

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[GiladS]

However one big problem I see here is that the detector would still be lacking when to comes to explosives hidden in the shoes such as in the case of Richard Reid.

[Thom]

It's a pity they didn't say what was so hard about integrating this into the body detector, which would have been a better solution.

[Muzungu]

so whats new in this?

i have been removing my shoes for last 2-3 years at airports during my travels.