Sleuths Read Old Booby-Trapped Letters Without Opening Them
Mar 11, 2021•13 min
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Episode description
People once folded their correspondence in intricate ways, known as “letterlocking,” to keep out snoops. A fancy new imaging technique sees right through it.
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