Surely Not

[fiat_knox]

They Removed What?

With Pliers?

Good job I'm not boarding a plane any day soon. I'll have a hell of a time trying to get my Prince Albert through Customs ...

Comments

[jesshartley.livejournal.com]

Because many of us who have nipple rings use a captive ball jewelry (basically a solid ring with a single ball held captive in it), it's necessary to use something (pliers or really strong fingers) to bend the rings out of alignment with each other sideways in order to remove the ball and give enough "leeway" to remove the jewelry. Pliers are actually preferable (and how they do it at piercing shops) because when you use your fingers, you're more likely to pull the two ends away from each other rather than twisting them apart. Pulling them away makes it harder to return the jewelry to its original ring-shape, in my experience.

Still, the idea of having to take out your semi-permanent jewelry is a bit ridiculous. I hope mine doesn't ping when I fly. It hasn't in the past.

[rhionnach.livejournal.com]

I don't understand why they did this. What is the difference between earrings and nipple rings as far as airport scanners are concerned?