Jeffwxyz 0 #26 August 15, 2009 QuoteQuotefemur rod here. the only time i ever beeped was when i was on crutches at the airport. I think they are set to not see medical grade titanium or something. nope. metal detectors usually work via magnetism. titanium (in fact, most metals that don't contain iron) is only very, very weakly magnetic. therefore, no beeping. Titanium like other non-ferrous metals are not ferromagnetic. So normally, a magnet will not be attracted to them. But, if you induce an electric current through them, they will have a magnetic field. Metal detectors, induce an electric current in metals through the use of induction. When the metals have a current flowing through them, they will have a magnetic field surrounding them and then they can be detected. Metal detectors are tuned to ignore metal objects with a small cross section so that they don't alarm on small pieces of metal. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DSE 3 #27 August 15, 2009 Bolt in pelvis, plates/screws in pelvis. Bolts/screws in ankle. I have a Stryker card that illustrates my metal parts, but TSA doesn't care. Cadaver parts have been ordered for my ACL. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #28 August 15, 2009 titanium, aluminum, carbon fiber...I get stopped every time. It's unavoidable I'm afraid. So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #29 August 15, 2009 Yep, titanium in my skull, but not from skydiving. Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
selbbub78 0 #30 August 15, 2009 I have a lot of titanium, but it doesn't go off at the airports. I have a few pounds in a rod for my femur, a plate and screws in my arm, some wires in my heart... Nothing goes off at the airport, so I didn't vote on your poll But YES, I AM PART OF THE TITANIUM CLUB! CReW Skies, bubbles "Women fake orgasms - men fake whole relationships" – Sharon Stone "The world is my dropzone" (wise crewdog quote) "The light dims, until full darkness pierces into the world."-KDM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
countzero 7 #31 August 15, 2009 got a rod in my right elbow, broke my ulna in a car accident in 2000. have a plate in my lower left fibula and screws in the head of my lower left tibia. back in May i had a bad landing on a BASE jump.diamonds are a dawgs best friend Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brains 2 #32 August 15, 2009 Titanium?Rod with two screws in my right Tibia Rod with four screws in my left Tibia Plate with two screws in my neck C4-C5 4ga curved barbell below the belt 2-10ga captive bead rings on my chest And this is worth quoting! Quote Seriously, this is a sport in which we pretty much laugh at broken legs because we know what really sucks are ash dives. Never look down on someone, unless they are going down on you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lippy 779 #33 August 15, 2009 A plate and 12 screws in my right tib from when I used my Mad Skillz to swoop into the side of a parked C-182. Not titanium though: My insurance was shit, I got some rusty iron that they found in an old shipyard. I've only set off one walk-through metal detector, that was in Cartagena Colombia. The wand-style ones go off if I pass them over my leg. I got nuthin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 259 #34 August 15, 2009 Pelvis. It's the new femur. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shah269 0 #35 August 15, 2009 Well as the OP I should state I have a 13in rod in my right tib + 2 screwes. I'm thinking of going back but I also hope never to have another broken bone. Not much fun. And I hate being a bother to people.Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverbry 0 #36 August 15, 2009 It may be you're purpose in this life to" bother people"And why stop now,keep up the collection of steel products embedded in your bodyBry -------------------------------------------------- Growing old is mandatory.Growing up is optional!! D.S.#13(Dudeist Skdiver) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shah269 0 #37 August 15, 2009 Hay I did get two free drinks due to my injury so it isn't all bad. But not being able to take a glass of water from the kitchen to the coffee table does suck! I really hope that I won't have anothr broken leg. I kow the odds are 50/50 at best but...I hope to take as many classes and try and jump smart. That's if I go back... Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverbry 0 #38 August 15, 2009 See,there are benefits to being hurtThink of all the shit you can get the soccer moms to do for ya nowBry -------------------------------------------------- Growing old is mandatory.Growing up is optional!! D.S.#13(Dudeist Skdiver) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shah269 0 #39 August 15, 2009 Hu...now that you put it that way.... Man I just want to get down safe. I have a bike for doing 100mph at 2ft off the ground. Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverbry 0 #40 August 15, 2009 Bike= Good way to get steel tooBry -------------------------------------------------- Growing old is mandatory.Growing up is optional!! D.S.#13(Dudeist Skdiver) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shah269 0 #41 August 15, 2009 For sure! In the bike forum the same % of people have titanium parts.Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #42 August 15, 2009 Had most of it removed from my right ankle. All that remains is a 4 inch scar and some screws -oh, and a slightly enlarged ankle, but nobody notices unless they see the scar first. No it wasn't from skydiving. Any metal from skydiving injuries was applied externally in brace form for me anyhow...~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pinkfairy 0 #43 August 15, 2009 Scar tissue in my bones? Yes, Metal, no. Thankfully. Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrewEckhardt 0 #44 August 15, 2009 Quote nope. metal detectors usually work via magnetism. titanium (in fact, most metals that don't contain iron) is only very, very weakly magnetic. therefore, no beeping. Metal detectors work fine on non-ferrous materials. If they didn't I'd have a hard time triggering traffic lights with my bicycle that's nearly all titanium and aluminum with stainless steel spokes. Non ferrous conductive materials also do a fine job creating magnetic fields. If they didn't speakers with aluminum voice coils wouldn't work. Metal detectors create a magnetic field which induces eddy currents in all conductive materials. After that they can look for losses, look for decay times in pulses, or look for the magnetism resulting from the eddy currents. Some metals can be ignored intentionally due to phase response. I don't set off walk-through detectors, although hand-held wands notice my tibial nail. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lippy 779 #45 August 15, 2009 I assume that the walk-through types have transmitter coils to induce the currents and receiver coils which activate the alarm when a certain level of change in the pickup from the transmitters is observed. The wand styles would just have a transmitter coil and activate the alarm when a noticeable change in the tx current is noted. Obviously it's more complex than that, but I'd imagine that the basic concept is something along those lines.I got nuthin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #46 August 17, 2009 Quote Haha, I got titanium...but it's easily removed and was 100 % voluntary!!! +1 “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bluepill 0 #47 August 17, 2009 Left little finger has been held on with 2 screws for 15 years. ...and after knarly get off at Glen Helen Raceway a few years back, I had a left wrist re-build. [plate, screws, pins, wire and a Bone replacement to the end of my Radius] I also broke the right one at the same time but no metal for that... although going to the toilet was difficult for a while. BP Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverbry 0 #48 August 17, 2009 Who wiped??I had two broken arm at the same time and it was no fun at all Bry -------------------------------------------------- Growing old is mandatory.Growing up is optional!! D.S.#13(Dudeist Skdiver) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bluepill 0 #49 August 17, 2009 My GF's grandma You learn to do alot with your teeth dont ya That was the 2nd time I had done both arms. The 1st time I did it I had a job interview the next day, followed by jury service for 4 weeks. I did not get the job but I went down a storm in the courts. BP Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverbry 0 #50 August 17, 2009 Yep,The teeth come in handy on those occasionsAt least one arm was only a half cast on my part the other went all the way to my armpitsBry Did you actually go to the job interview in cast??Bry -------------------------------------------------- Growing old is mandatory.Growing up is optional!! D.S.#13(Dudeist Skdiver) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
