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Re:FAA Urges Passengers to Not Use Samsung Galaxy Note 7 on ... by abfan1127 on Friday September 09, 2016 @10:37AM (#12462608)
it isn't about safety. its about an illusion of effectiveness. 97% failure rate based on their own internal evaluations. If the water bottle was so dangerous, you wouldn't be allowed to throw it away in the trash can right next to the screeners.
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Re:FAA Urges Passengers to Not Use Samsung Galaxy Note 7 on ... by snowwrestler on Friday September 09, 2016 @11:07AM (#12462884)
I believe the fear with liquids is that several chemicals could be combined on the plane to create a bomb.

A bottle of fluid, by itself, is not likely to be very dangerous. Several bottles + time + privacy--maybe.

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