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How airports fling your luggage onto new belts

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As your bag travels down miles of hidden conveyor belts, giant automated paddles suddenly jut out and violently smack your luggage onto the correct intersecting belt. It is a highly choreographed ballet of mechanical abuse, proving exactly why you should never pack fragile items.

How airports fling your luggage onto new belts
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