Quick question about iPod |
 Mar 3 2007, 08:12 PM
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Will an iPod get damaged in any way if it is constantly being checked under a metal detector? I heard that cellphones get damaged after prolong exposure to it, so I was jw if it was the same deal.
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Mar 3 2007, 08:19 PM
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I guess it can, but that's why airports have a little box to put your stuff in.
Prolonged exposure to x-rays (which is what a metal detector emits) will harm anything. Even humans. |
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Mar 7 2007, 03:38 PM
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I imagine it's possible. Metal detectors use electromagnetism to find metal. The iPod has a hard drive that uses magnetism to store data. Thus, a strong enough magnet can corrupt the data on the hard drive. I don't know if a metal detector's magnet is strong enough to damage data on a hard drive, but I imagine it's possible.
QUOTE(rawr SOCK @ Mar 3 2007, 8:19 PM)  Prolonged exposure to x-rays (which is what a metal detector emits) will harm anything. Even humans. A metal detector does not use x-rays, and x-rays do not damage hard drives (or the data on them). |
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