Another TSA rant.

[tlewis95]

Ah, and this video is so true!

Hah, that's great! :laff:

 

[minitour]

Hah, that's great! :laff:

Great avatar!

-mini

 

[juan valdez]

Ok, so I can't bring my hair gel, tooth paste, or shampoo, but I can take my razor? How does this work?

How much damage are you goign to do with that razor?
Unless it was a straight blade...that would be different.

 

[Mikey_G]

Ah, and this video is so true!

Meatballs! :rotfl:

 

[minitour]

How much damage are you goign to do with that razor?
Unless it was a straight blade...that would be different.

About as much damage as you're going to do with toothpaste.

-mini

 

[Mike H]

About as much damage as you're going to do with toothpaste.

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The British are under the impression that toothpaste is extremely dangerous!

 

[Jacob Wall]

What about liquid items that are sealed? I have an unopened, sealed 6 oz bottle of Japanese BBQ sauce. Are they going to give me crap or is this potentially deadly bottle of tasty sauce going to pass through the checkpoint?

Probably. We were flying out of cincinati(I can't spell it) and they told my father he couldn't bring his jelly. Bless the aa agent who when we went back found his bag and put it in there. For Any AA employees American highlighted this story on jetnet a few weeks back.

 

[minitour]

The British are under the impression that toothpaste is extremely dangerous!

I know. They won't even touch Crest White-strips.

This thread reminds me of a joke. "Welcome to Jamaica mon! Have a nice day!"

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[ChasenSFO]

When I was at Air New Zealand the TSA used to give me confiscated Mtn. Dew cans every night if I drank them pre-security. That was awesome.

 

[NC_BE300]

Funny SNL skit! One of my favorites!

Turkey Sandwich!!!!!!!!

 

[Mikey_G]

Probably. We were flying out of cincinati(I can't spell it) and they told my father he couldn't bring his jelly. Bless the aa agent who when we went back found his bag and put it in there. For Any AA employees American highlighted this story on jetnet a few weeks back.

I ended up going down to the local wally world and picked up two 3oz travel bottles. All this work for a stupid bottle of sauce, we can't get the stuff in Little Rock and the wife really really wants it.

 

[motoboy]

I was actually Impressed with tpa tsa after thanksgiving. To make a long story short my Swiss Gear laptop backpack doubles as my gun bag when I go to the shooting range. I cleaned it out before my trip, but some how one 9mm shell was lodged in the bottom of a compartment. They kind of geeked out, the supervisor called the airport pd. But about 30 seconds later he told me to be on my way and have a nice trip. My guess is the officer he talked to laughed at him and said "its one bullet, what the hell do you want me to do about it." Kind of refreshing though to see tsa doing their job for once.

 

[SteveC]

I ended up going down to the local wally world and picked up two 3oz travel bottles. All this work for a stupid bottle of sauce, we can't get the stuff in Little Rock and the wife really really wants it.

USPS / UPS / FedEx are all good options to get it there otherwise.

 

[Mikey_G]

I could always shove it up my butt too, but that takes a lot of dedication and lube.

 

[motoboy]

I could always shove it up my butt too, but that takes a lot of dedication and lube.

That might be worth it for a couple bottles of inflight yuengling, a labor of love

 

[Mikey_G]

That might be worth it for a couple bottles of inflight yuengling, a labor of love

Well yeah, but it's easier on the butthole if you just check a 6 pack. :yup:

 

[SteveC]

I could always shove it up my butt too, but that takes a lot of dedication and lube.

Whatever floats your boat.

 

[Swen]

A friend of mine realized he forgot a tube of sunscreen in his back pocket. His short covered it up. TSA didn't know...



:bandit:

 

[Slugger]

My dad forgot he had a jackknife in his bag and the TSA didn't find it. We shipped it back UPS so they didn't take it away on the way back.

 

[shdw]

Certain chemical liquids and/or gels that are harmless by themselves can be turned into explosives when combined. The thought is that someone could bring in chemical A inside, say, a toothpaste tube, combine it with chemical B brought in disguised as a bottle of shampoo, and make an explosive and bring an aircraft down. The regulation aims to keep the total quantity of material available to an individual, or small group of people, small enough to adequately reduce the effectiveness of such an explosive made on an aircraft.

Steve, this isn't so much directed as you as it is a generalized reply to try and provide some information.

It doesn't even have to be disguised. Toothpaste contains propylene glycol which is one of a few components needed to make trimethylolethane trinitrate, similar to nitroglycerin.

Nitric acid for this fun solution can be found in fertilizers.

Sulfuric acids can be found in dishwasher and laundry detergents.

With those 3 ingredients you have most of the core structure for this explosive.


Another one, nitric acid mixed with cooled acetone to 10 below C is extremely unstable. A little dry ice, a normal bottle of acetone (12 oz) and an equal amount of nitric acid and you can blow up a closet.



The point is, it isn't a joke, it is real and the restrictions have reasons. I know only basic chemistry and have google, took me 10 minutes to compile this. Anyone with an average IQ and a couple hours of time can make all kind of explosives with household items. Imagine what a chemistry major with a genius IQ could do with years of research... That is what we are defending against.

Mind you, I have spoke on my disagreement with some of their policies, and the 3 oz rule is one of them. But I don't think it is worthless, just frusterating. The employees may be a joke, but the people the write these rules know the dangers, they have purpose, and the threat does exist.