Yes, the TSA is probably profiling you and it's scientifically bogus

Too much yawning, add one point.

Whistling, add another point.

Widely open staring eyes, add two points.

If your score climbs to six or higher, the TSA is going to pull you out of the airport security line for a closer inspection.

According to a document leaked to The Intercept on March 27, this point system is part of the TSA's Screening Passengers by Observation Techniques (SPOT) program. TSA employees have used it since 2007 as a way to identify potential terrorists.

How many terrorists have they caught using this program? Zero.

Critics and scientists say that's because it's based on flawed science and almost certainly leads to racial profiling.

The SPOT program

The TSA has thousands of what it calls "behavior detection" officers deployed at more than one-third of US airports. They scan security lines for suspicious looking people and behavior.

There are 92 possible points on the check list leaked to The Intercept, and certain behaviors get you more points than others. Things like too much fidgeting gets you a point. A cold stare gets you two points. But if you're woman over the age of 55, you get a point taken off.

Despite years of criticism from airport employees and scientists who say this is just an excuse to yank whoever they want out of line, the TSA has spent nearly $1 billion on the program, and it has repeatedly denied that SPOT leads to racial profiling.

However, back in 2012, employees from the Logan airport in Boston came forward and said they estimated 80% of the passengers being pulled from security lines were minorities. The problem is that the TSA does not keep a record of the racial background of people that they stop.

"They are able to plead ignorance of those statistics," Handeyside told Buzzfeed News. "We find that incredibly problematic."