Re:The Most Incompetent TSA Story Yet?
by drivebyacct2 on Tuesday January 31, 2012 @11:03PM
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The TSA let me board with a lighter and an aerosol form alcohol. Didn't realize until I'd landed that they'd let me board with materials for a small-scale flamethrower. I donated the lighter to a smoker I saw at the airport and checked the other in my additional luggage before my return flight.
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From my understanding you are allowed one lighter in your carry on. I had two one time and had to throw one out.
What could you possibly do with 2 lighters that you could not do with one
Re:The Most Incompetent TSA Story Yet?
by codergirl on Wednesday February 01, 2012 @01:30AM
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Along the same lines, lots of companies make sunscreen in 10x ml quantities for the associated benefits. When the agent wanted to take away my 106 ml bottle, I asked if I could squeeze 6 ml out and take it on. No dice.
Seems like a tacit admission that they believe the terrorists are somewhat incompetent. That guy sure did seem to have a lot of trouble getting his underwear lit.
Re:The Most Incompetent TSA Story Yet?
by eurleif on Wednesday February 01, 2012 @01:34AM
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Hold the flame of one lighter up to the fuel tank of another, creating a small explosion?
Just out of curiosity, what's an aerosol form alcohol and what do you use it for?
I think it's called "hairspray".
Don't most hairsprays use hydrocarbons as propellant?
Well, either alcohol or hydrocarbons would make a decent flamethrower.
Re:The Most Incompetent TSA Story Yet?
by drivebyacct2 on Wednesday February 01, 2012 @02:36AM
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I had my bases covered, I had both hairspray (yeah, yeah) as well as cologne (which to my naive knowledge is alcohol based). I didn't realize that hairspray wasn't alcohol based, but my amateur experiences with potato guns indicated it's propensity for flammability and explosiveness :).