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Re:US airline to charge passengers extra to use overhead loc... by madengr on Wednesday December 07, 2016 @08:19AM (#13122280)
What's the deal with liquids being in plastic bags? Something to do with x-rays interacting with the plastic to change the contrast of liquids?

I'm 6'5" with size 15 feet. I can't fit a damn thing under the seat in front of me, much less my legs behind a seat. So sick of flying.

I'm sure fuel costs are at an all time low too, but profit still not enough.

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Re:US airline to charge passengers extra to use overhead loc... by PaulHoule on Wednesday December 07, 2016 @08:36AM (#13122383)
It's because they are afraid of substances like this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetone_peroxide

Note that that stuff is an explosive that contains no nitrogen, so it can't be detected by common explosive detectors.

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Re:US airline to charge passengers extra to use overhead loc... by guitarbill on Wednesday December 07, 2016 @09:26AM (#13122693)
someone is going to figure out how to weaponize lithium ion and then those will get banned, too. oh no, wait... that kind of, accidentally already happened.
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