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Qué buscan realmente los escáneres de los aeropuertos

Los controles de seguridad en los aeropuertos son una parte inevitable de la experiencia de viajar. Aunque las filas largas y las medidas estrictas pueden resultar tediosas, estos procedimientos son esenciales para garantizar la seguridad de los pasajeros. Los escáneres corporales y de equipaje desempeñan un papel crucial en la detección de amenazas potenciales, utilizando tecnologías avanzadas que permiten identificar desde armas hasta objetos más inusuales.
Los escáneres corporales en los aeropuertos emplean una tecnología conocida como Tecnología de Imagen Avanzada (AIT), que utiliza ondas milimétricas para realizar un escaneo completo del cuerpo en cuestión de segundos. R. Carter Langston, portavoz de la Administración de Seguridad en el Transporte (TSA, por sus siglas en inglés), explicó a Reader’s Digest, que estas ondas atraviesan la ropa y rebotan en la piel del pasajero, así como en cualquier objeto oculto, generando una imagen que es interpretada por la máquina.
El resultado de este proceso es una representación visual similar a un avatar, diseñada para proteger la privacidad del pasajero. Si el sistema detecta algo sospechoso, como un objeto olvidado en un bolsillo, se emite una alerta en la imagen para indicar al personal de seguridad dónde realizar una investigación más detallada. Por esta razón, es fundamental que los pasajeros retiren relojes, cinturones, monedas, llaves y dispositivos electrónicos antes de pasar por el escáner.

El objetivo principal de estos dispositivos es identificar armas, especialmente aquellas que no son localizadas por los detectores de metales tradicionales. Sin embargo, según detalla el informe especial de Reader’s Digest, hay otros elementos que pueden activar las alarmas, incluso si no representan una amenaza. Entre ellos se encuentran:
- Peinados voluminosos, como trenzas o moños.
- Pinzas para el cabello.
- Perforaciones corporales.
- Sujetadores con soportes de alambre.
- Tumores externos.
- Sudor, debido a la forma en que las ondas electromagnéticas interactúan con el agua.
Estos factores pueden generar falsas alarmas, lo que a menudo resulta en inspecciones adicionales para los pasajeros afectados.

Además de los escáneres corporales, los aeropuertos cuentan con dispositivos diseñados para analizar el contenido de las maletas. Según informó Point Security Inc., estos escáneres utilizan rayos X para calcular la densidad y la masa de los objetos dentro del equipaje, diferenciando entre materiales metálicos, no metálicos y orgánicos. Los resultados se presentan en una pantalla con un código de colores: el metal aparece en azul, los materiales orgánicos en naranja y los metales más ligeros en verde.
Esta tecnología permite identificar una amplia variedad de objetos, desde pastillas hasta dinero en efectivo. Aunque los escáneres no pueden detectar drogas de manera específica, sí pueden señalar áreas sospechosas dentro del equipaje, ya que los materiales orgánicos, como alimentos, papel, explosivos y drogas, se marcan en color naranja.
En algunos aeropuertos, se utilizan escáneres de tomografía computarizada (TC), similares a los utilizados en hospitales. Según Reader’s Digest, estos dispositivos generan cortes transversales del contenido de las maletas cada pocos milímetros, lo que permite a los agentes de seguridad analizar con mayor precisión cualquier objeto sospechoso sin necesidad de abrir el equipaje. Este método, conocido como “corte”, es una medida adicional para disipar dudas y garantizar la seguridad de los pasajeros.
Los escáneres de seguridad en los aeropuertos son una combinación de innovación tecnológica y protocolos estrictos diseñados para proteger a los viajeros. Desde la detección de armas hasta la identificación de objetos más inusuales, estos dispositivos desempeñan un papel fundamental en la prevención de amenazas. Aunque el proceso puede resultar incómodo para algunos pasajeros, la tecnología detrás de estos sistemas es un recordatorio de los esfuerzos constantes para mantener la seguridad en los cielos.
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Democratic strategist says party lacks ‘moral authority’ on Texas redistricting fight

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Democrats are fighting tooth and nail to stop Texas lawmakers’ plan to redraw the state’s congressional map, but critics, including one prominent member of their own party, say they don’t exactly hold the moral high ground.
Democrat legislators have fled the state to avoid votes on redistricting, which is expected to add more Republican seats to Congress for the Lone Star State. They’re getting the rock-star treatment as they visit blue states, where several governors have vowed to gerrymander Republicans out of their own Congressional delegations in retaliation for the Texas effort.
CALIFORNIA LAUNCHES REDISTRICTING FIGHT TO ‘NULLIFY’ TEXAS GOP PLAN, WITH DEMS POISED TO GAIN 5 SEATS
Texas state lawmakers board a bus following a press conference at the DuPage County Democratic Party headquarters on August 03, 2025 in Carol Stream, Illinois. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
However, Democratic strategist Julian Epstein told «Fox News Live» on Saturday that his party is not immune from criticism, as many blue states have already gerrymandered in a way that limits Republican congressional representation.
«No, I think they don’t have the moral authority, and there’s a lot of pearl-clutching going on,» he said.
Several blue states, including Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Mexico, have no Republicans in their House delegations. And many feature oddly-drawn districts, seemingly crafted to limit GOP representation.
«The Democrats don’t have clean hands here. You look at states like Massachusetts, New Jersey[…] Illinois, California, and Democrats have effectively gerrymandered Republicans out of existence,» Epstein added.
NETWORKS POUNCE ON REPUBLICAN REDISTRICTING. THEY DIDN’T CARE WHEN DEMOCRATS DID IT

J.B. Pritzker, governor of Illinois, left, and State Representative Gene Wu, a Democrat from Texas, during a news conference at the Democratic Party of DuPage County office in Carol Stream, Illinois, US, on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025.
Epstein cautioned that the nationwide redistricting battle could create a «race to the bottom,» and that leaving Republicans and Democrats in states led by the opposite parties could lead to people feeling left out of the democratic process. Epstein cited New Jersey, in which Trump garnered 46% of the vote in 2024, but Republicans only have three out of the 12 congressional seats.
Meanwhile, Texas state Rep. Brian Harrison, a Republican, told Fox News Digital on Saturday that Democrats are guilty of «total hypocrisy and faux outrage.»
«The dirty little secret is Democrats have no problem whatsoever with states redrawing their congressional maps to maximize partisan political advantage. They’re just furious that Republican states are starting to redraw their maps,» Harrison said.
TEXAS DEMOCRATS FLEE STATE TO BLOCK TRUMP-BACKED REDISTRICTING VOTE IN DRAMATIC LEGISLATIVE MOVE

California Gov. Gavin Newsom attends a press conference, July 2, 2025 in Burbank, California. (Carlin Stiehl / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
«It’s because Democrat state after Democrat state, for a decade, has been gerrymandering the hell out of their congressional maps,» he said.
«Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, Rhode Island, Delaware, all of these states have zero. If you’re a Republican in those Democrat states, you don’t have any voice in Congress,» he added. «And [there are] many, many more that have given you just one seat, Oregon, I think Maine and Maryland.»
In California, a special election is likely to occur in November to counteract the Texas redistricting plan.
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«We are talking about emergency measures to respond to what’s happening in Texas, and we will nullify what happens in Texas,» California Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Friday with some Texas state lawmakers.
«We’ll pick up five seats with the consent of the people. And that’s the difference between the approach we’re taking and the approach they’re taking,» Newsom added. «We’re doing it on a temporary basis. We’re doing it in a fully transparent way and we’re doing it by asking the people of the state of California for their consent and support.»
Harrison explained that Texas’s redistricting push has numerous reasons behind it, including the population growth in the Lone Star state since the last census.
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Video captures horrific moment chairlift snaps at Russian resort, sends terrified tourists plummeting

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Harrowing footage has captured the terrifying moment a chairlift suddenly collapsed at a remote mountain resort in Russia, sending several people plunging into the deep waters of a lake while others tumbled violently to the rocky ground below.
The catastrophic incident left eight injured and another 13 clinging for their lives amid the rugged terrain of the Kabardino-Balkaria region in Nalchik, according to local reports.
Emergency responders said decades of wear and tear of the cables, which were originally installed in 1968, are believed to be «the preliminary cause of the accident,» Russian news agency TASS said.
Surveillance video shows riders screaming as the chairs snapped without warning. Some of the 21 victims who were on the chairlift crashed into trees, while another video captured a tourist falling to the ground.
CRIES FOR HELP LEAD RESCUERS TO INJURED HIKER AFTER TERRIFYING 25-FOOT PLUNGE AT POPULAR WATERFALL
A chairlift crashed into a sidewalk after its cables suddenly snapped at a resort in Russia on Friday. (East2West)
Reports say four people plunged into the 22-foot-deep waters of Lake Trek. Those who were left dangling from the collapsed chairlifts were eventually evacuated by emergency crews, according to TASS.
Authorities reportedly launched a large-scale rescue operation to rush the wounded to nearby hospitals.
AMUSEMENT PARK RIDE SNAPS AT SAUDI ARABIA PARK, WITH 23 REPORTED INJURED

A person sitting in a field after a chairlift collapsed at a Russian mountain resort on Friday. (East2West)
Russia’s health ministry said they detected a spinal cord injury in one of the victims, TASS reported.
«One patient is in serious condition in an intensive care unit,» a regional health ministry spokesperson said.
No fatalities were recorded from the incident.

Surveillance footage captured the moment a chairlift collapsed and sent several passengers plummeting into the lake in Russia on Friday. (East2West)
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Authorities reportedly opened a criminal investigation into the incident to determine whether any laws or regulations were violated that contributed to the horrific crash.
«During the investigation, all other versions will be considered,» emergency services said.
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