Wait for it...

Recently was the news that airport scanners would be using radio waves to examine people in a way that makes them...naked! (Take a look at the picture with the article to see all those naughty bits you know people will be gandering at.) And, yep, already there are cartoons about it. But, heck, I remember this from Airplane!

But what I'm waiting for is for the scam artists to pounce. Come on, radio waves are penetrating people...and this isn't too far from the rays that penetrate people and cause...CANCER!!!!

Yep, sooner or later, someone will be claiming they got cancer from an airport scanner. As this will probably occur first in America, this will lead to a lawsuit and a huge payout. Moreover, the person will win the case, especially if there is a jury, because of purely emotive reasons. Certainly not because the science will be paid attention to, because that will say this claim is ridiculous, but, hey, what does science know? They don't have CANCER!!!!

Frankly, if this was a more popular blog I'd post an article proclaiming just such a cause and effect and see how long it takes to end up on Snopes. Setting up fake articles, stating that they are fake, has been done before, and been sent around believing they are real. People like to believe all sorts of things. Airport scanners causing CANCER!!!! is inevitable.

Gentlemen, start your quack watches...