Passengers at EU Airports Not Allowed over 100ml of Liquids on Cabin Luggage

Re:Passengers at EU Airports Not Allowed over 100ml of Liqui... by andriesm on Sunday August 04, 2024 @08:40AM (#41153154)

I wish someone would explain to me why confiscating my clear plastic water bottle from me at the airport is such a security priority.

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Re:Passengers at EU Airports Not Allowed over 100ml of Liqui... by ben_w on Sunday August 04, 2024 @10:42AM (#41153849)

TLDW: was previously hard to tell the difference between water and explosives.

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Re:Passengers at EU Airports Not Allowed over 100ml of Liqui... by cocok on Sunday August 04, 2024 @11:46AM (#41154263)

Taking a gulp or two from the bottle should be enough of a differentiator, IMO.

Are there edible explosives?

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Re:Passengers at EU Airports Not Allowed over 100ml of Liqui... by ben_w on Sunday August 04, 2024 @12:31PM (#41154580)

> Taking a gulp or two from the bottle should be enough of a differentiator, IMO.

The queues are long enough already, much faster to just say no.

> Are there edible explosives?

Yes, quite a lot, food calories can be made explosive. Don't give them ideas.

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Re:Passengers at EU Airports Not Allowed over 100ml of Liqui... by eastbound on Sunday August 04, 2024 @01:14PM (#41154931)

Are phone batteries explosive? Able to generate a fire that can’t be extinguished with a fire extinguisher?

Do we allow 100ml of phone battery? Does a Macbook contain even more energy?

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Re:Passengers at EU Airports Not Allowed over 100ml of Liqui... by ben_w on Sunday August 04, 2024 @03:23PM (#41155668)

Fires, despite being bad, are less of a hazard than explosives of the same total energy.

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Re:Passengers at EU Airports Not Allowed over 100ml of Liqui... by hulitu on Monday August 05, 2024 @08:30AM (#41160703)

I heard that one shall be careful with Li-Ion batteries. /s

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Re:Passengers at EU Airports Not Allowed over 100ml of Liqui... by chippiewill on Sunday August 04, 2024 @01:58PM (#41155241)

We allow 100wh of batteries in individual devices

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Re:Passengers at EU Airports Not Allowed over 100ml of Liqui... by doubled112 on Sunday August 04, 2024 @10:41AM (#41153838)

It could be a bomb!

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