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Man Stopped at Airport for Having No Fingerprints

Posted June 03, 2009 8:59 AM

From Neatorama:

A 62 year old man from Singapore was detained last year for an unusual condition: he had no fingerprints.  The man was taking the drug Xeloda for head and neck cancer.  Upon arriving at the airport, he was held for four hours from being unable to produce a fingerprint.

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06/04/2009 12:12 AM

probably a spy! what happens to people who are handicapped and have no hands?

foot prints?

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06/04/2009 6:36 AM

Make a nose print like they do for dogs!

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06/04/2009 2:44 PM

In emergency situations we have used a palm print or forearm when hands were disfigured. Both palm and forearm skin images are an individual trait.

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06/04/2009 11:52 PM

forearm skin images?

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06/05/2009 12:25 AM

Yep they are one per customer just like finger prints if you don't have any.

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