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Re:The New, Terrifying, No-Electronics US Flight Security Rules by fuzzmeister on Monday December 28, 2009 @03:31AM (#1018338)
The latest reports I've seen indicate that the bomb was not fake:

"A preliminary FBI analysis indicates the device contained PETN, also known as Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate, a highly explosive chemical."

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/12/27/airline.attack.qanda/ind...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PETN

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Re:The New, Terrifying, No-Electronics US Flight Security Rules by jrockway on Monday December 28, 2009 @09:37AM (#1018580)
Not this time. Pretend to be setting off a bomb, though, and see if the TSA doesn't react.

I am looking forward to the "mp3 player bomber" and the "paperback book bomber".

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Re:The New, Terrifying, No-Electronics US Flight Security Rules by jfarmer on Monday December 28, 2009 @10:31AM (#1018675)
Hah. You have to detonate PETN. Wasn't the guy trying to ignite it?
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