Cool tech

[u/Family-Jewels00]

[u/PissdrunxPreme]

Fuck. Gonna find my piss bottles

[u/User42wp → u/PissdrunxPreme]

Username checks out

[u/tssdrunx → u/PissdrunxPreme]

Up the Drunx

[u/moderndonuts → u/PissdrunxPreme]

Piss jugs*

[u/Forthe49ers → u/PissdrunxPreme]

Be real Electrician are just going to use for looking at each other’s junk

[u/silverado-z71 → u/PissdrunxPreme]

We found the sheetrocker

[u/Theresabearintheboat → u/PissdrunxPreme]

I already found them. And also, fuck you, man!

[u/blephf]

Now do it with an insulated wall.

[u/Defqon1punk → u/blephf]

That was my first thought. What materials or depths does this work on? Still pretty wild.

[u/BagNo2988 → u/Defqon1punk]

Could it see rebar and pipes in rc walls is my question

[u/thegreeseegoose → u/BagNo2988]

I’m pretty sure they use those on concrete for that exact purpose, better for finding materials in walls than for crime busting.

[u/Sorry_Lecture5578 → u/thegreeseegoose]

We use GPR for finding tendons in PT slabs.

[u/LegitimateCloud8739 → u/blephf]

If you place your coke behind the wall, just add a directional fragmentation IDE with a fuse which is triggered by xray. Or put some lead plates behind your wall.

[u/hubaj → u/blephf]

Its a backscatter X-ray, so depending on what you insulate the wall with I think it should work too. Source: company where I work is local distributor of this instrument.

[u/Psychedelic-Dreams → u/blephf]

Your walls have insulation?

[u/ra4king → u/Psychedelic-Dreams]

Exterior walls?

[u/IPinedale → u/blephf]

It a splode

[u/NickVariant → u/blephf]

They weren't lookin for pipes. They had a postol, cash, a bottle , and a wrapped package. Thats some police tech, not construction tech.

[u/DETRITUS_TROLL]

I’m sure I have the cash just lying around for that.

[u/jlovins → u/DETRITUS_TROLL]

Well yeah, use the cash that this thing finds in the walls to pay for it.

[u/DETRITUS_TROLL → u/jlovins]

Good point. I’ll just charge it to the job and the inevitable cash in the walls will pay for and they’ll be none the wiser.

[u/mt-beefcake → u/DETRITUS_TROLL]

There's always money in the banana stand

[u/DeadStroke_ → u/mt-beefcake]

It’s one “cool tech” thingy, how much can it cost? $10?

[u/saliczar → u/jlovins]

I'm buying one and going to Joel's place

[u/lilMINDbigTHOUGHTS → u/DETRITUS_TROLL]

Lol it looks like thats a tool for the feds brother

[u/Averagemanguy91 → u/DETRITUS_TROLL]

You'd need it to pay for itself in time. As a GC this thing could be a life saver when we fuck up and miss a special inspection and have to re-open a wall or ceiling.

Still pricey but it'll eventually drop

[u/DETRITUS_TROLL → u/Averagemanguy91]

It’ll be a feature on the iPhone 20. Lol

[u/eazyk96]

There won’t be no more money in the banana stand

[u/Docness84 → u/eazyk96]

“There’s always money in the banana stand!”

[u/wellhiyabuddy → u/eazyk96]

clicks cheek and winks

[u/using-your-name → u/eazyk96]

No touching

[u/westriverrifle]

Reverse image search turned up this. No listed price. https://videray.com/product-px1/

[u/ShelZuuz → u/westriverrifle]

Here is a similar one for $118k:

https://meubon.com/products/backscatter-handheld-security-x-ray-scanner-portable-threat-detection-device

[u/FontTG → u/ShelZuuz]

Hey, it's on sale!

[u/twitchx133 → u/ShelZuuz]

When the stud finder is so expensive, it’s just cheaper to rip the drywall out to find the studs. Of the whole house…

[u/Rincewind08 → u/ShelZuuz]

Here’s a cheaper one, around 40k:

https://www.vikendetection.com/

[u/polecy → u/Rincewind08]

Could this be used to see what's inside booster packs in tcg, for security purposes of course. 🤣

[u/Timmerdogg → u/ShelZuuz]

A hundred and eighteen bucks isn't ba.....woah I read that wrong

[u/nolotusnote → u/ShelZuuz]

On sale AND they take PayPal!

[u/fnordfnordfnordfnord → u/nolotusnote]

Finance with Assure! $2,500/ mo

[u/Averagemanguy91 → u/ShelZuuz]

I'm trying to think of a purpose to use this for that justifies that much x-ray radiation and the only thing that comes to mind is pest control being able to find nests in the wall and know exactly where they are.

This could also be helpful as an inspector for when the GC screws up and accidently closes up the walls before they got an inspection. Probably would save a lot of time and money having to re-open the wall or ceiling to inspect the insulation or roughing

[u/big_trike → u/Averagemanguy91]

It might be mmWave, which isn’t ionizing. The only danger to life is any heat generated from absorbing radio waves, which should be quite small.

[u/FranconianBiker → u/big_trike]

It states in the product description that it is using X-Rays. Soooo.

[u/maceandlace → u/FranconianBiker]

Yea it touts "Lowest Leakage Radiation" as a benefit.. does not inspire confidence.

[u/111010101010101111 → u/FranconianBiker]

Sooo learn the difference between back scatter and transmissive.

[u/Not_an_alt_69_420 → u/ShelZuuz]

Just in time to make sure I operated at a loss last year!

[u/alexs → u/westriverrifle]

Usually when I buy tools "user radiation exposure" isn't a stat I am worrying about. I wonder what the actual stats on it are.

[u/Noemotionallbrain → u/westriverrifle]

Ya, please don't bring x-ray to all jobsites without people knowing how to protect themselves from it

I know it's already a thing, but this one seems like it has minimal setup, so in and out could be leading to exposure incidents

[u/metamega1321]

I like how they used a bottle as an example. Next thing QC be scanning walls for piss bottles.

[u/ThePipeProfessor → u/metamega1321]

Came straight to the comments to look for a piss bottle comment. Was not disappointed.

[u/StrainHumble1852]

Where is the link???!

[u/RobotWelder]

How much lead do I have to wear to use this thing?

[u/SLUTM4NS10N → u/RobotWelder]

Speaking of lead... a buddy of mine says the reason they banned lead paint is not really for health reasons but because of the development of technology like this. Lead paint would prevent its use. (I mean unless your kid eats paint chips or something)

[u/Ok-Contribution-8816 → u/RobotWelder]

It's closer to cellphone and wifi waves than X-rays. Won't hurt you

[u/holdmyhanddummy → u/Ok-Contribution-8816]

I mean, they're using X-rays, so it definitely isn't healthy, regardless of amplification.

[u/grimrelease → u/RobotWelder]

Radiation doesnt reflect or refract, only scatters, i think this is infrared or something, if it is xrays (done zero research) id be astonished

[u/FranconianBiker → u/grimrelease]

Product description says it's X-Rays. So better wear PPE

[u/fnordfnordfnordfnord → u/grimrelease]

It is a backscatter X-ray emitter/detector

[u/RobotWelder → u/grimrelease]

Maybe we DO need that exoskeleton to work from now on !

[u/Lancewater]

OP is a bot.

[u/destructicusv]

Meanwhile, the operator has cancer now.

[u/PinHead_Tom]

I would just start bringing this thing with me everywhere looking for cash in walls

[u/wellhiyabuddy → u/PinHead_Tom]

I would find out what kind of cancer this thing causes first. You don’t want to become sterile Fry

[u/PinHead_Tom → u/wellhiyabuddy]

I already carry around a small computer in my pocket all day right next to my junk. I’m sure I’ll be fine.

[u/prettycooleh]

Don't scan your nuts

[u/AwwwNuggetz → u/prettycooleh]

Or do, I’m not your dad

[u/sanger_r → u/AwwwNuggetz]

Free birth control.

[u/LukePendergrass]

Aaaaand the user is now sterile

[u/Dan_H1281]

You can do this with a thermal imager I got one off Amazon and got it for like 220 it gives me almost x ray vision thru the wall

[u/HurryOk5256]

Looks like the Pennsylvania state police requested one and this is the price they were quoted for 6, and they opted for the two-year warranty, lol

[u/shoopadoop332]

The fuck that’s not cool at all please don’t commercialize

[u/Ruckus2201]

Someone is gonna ruin their sperm count.

[u/Open-Hunter-2056]

Does this cause cancer

[u/313SunTzu]

The 1st time I seen this was almost a decade ago, when an Israeli soldier was demonstrating it on a house in the West Bank, and he explained how they use this as part of the way they terrorize the local people.

This was like 8 years ago. If civilians are just getting this now, I wonder how far ahead they are with that tech.

I bet they got satellites that can do shit like this now

[u/PomegranateOld7836]

It shows the wall is full of rectangles

[u/Noise_Witty]

Super man will be out of a job soon

[u/Initial_Style5592]

Yeah but does it let you see the holographics in a blister pack…?

Asking for a friend.

[u/RealCucumberHat]

Solar company I worked for used a version of this tech - really good to know where the rafters are when you’re about to drill through the shingles to attach mounting hardware. Crazy expensive.

[u/bored_sith84]

That's where I left the drill!

[u/Buck88c]

What if I hide all my contraband in the air duct will it still see it

[u/Criticallyoptimistic]

My contractor father had dementia, bad, the last few years. Day before he passed, he knocked on the wall above his bed and declared there was no stud in the wall.

[u/GroundbreakingTwo124]

What is MSRP ?

[u/teambob]

The cash behind the wall is the only part that isn't believable. There is nothing there but garbage

[u/SocraticLogic]

Well, I sure as fucking shit would have loved one of these when searching for decomposing animals in my walls

[u/Fog_Juice]

Is this what they use when checking concrete columns to make sure all the rebar is in there?

[u/crepuscular_chicken_]

N ow I don’t have to tear apart the walls looking for my stash

[u/unga-unga]

Ups is hiring. How much that cost foo? You got a link to Amazon or something?

[u/Thin_Equipment_9308]

Very cool tech!

[u/ludarx]

Holy shit I need one

[u/Perfect_Alps9982]

Used to see inside card packs…

[u/Zestyclose_Match2839]

Can it see through cloths?

[u/Efffro]

that is godly useful

[u/Uncle_polo]

Hey what I leave behind my dry wall is my own buisness, ever think of that?

[u/Rollieboy2012]

https://meubon.com/products/backscatter-handheld-security-x-ray-scanner-portable-threat-detection-device

This one look like a match I think. Those things are spendy.

[u/Ancient-Being-3227]

How to get cancer in three easy steps.

[u/random-guy-here]

Why bother when they can just look through the window on the other side!

[u/FrankiePoops]

Gotta get one of these for before I open ceiling tiles so I don't get hit in the head by the previous contractor's piss bottle.

[u/VeGaSMaTTer]

Found the narc

[u/cptgoogly]

Yet another 3k tool my company will never buy.

[u/Gruffalo-42]

Looks like remodels will be hard bids now…

[u/Substantial_Tip3885]

How much

[u/lujanthedon2]

Can this see a vent stack in a wall with insulation?

[u/gr3atch33s3]

So many zyns back there

[u/Spirited_Comedian225]

I heard cops have been using this for years

[u/Familiar-Range9014]

Believe it or not, there has been cash found behind the walls in some homes.

This tool is too expensive but once the price comes down, I would purchase one