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Re:Former TSA screener says the job does little to keep flie... by wfunction on Sunday March 10, 2013 @05:34PM (#5353576)
> "Can they explode quickly enough...?"

Explosion? Starting a fire isn't enough?

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Re:Former TSA screener says the job does little to keep flie... by codex on Sunday March 10, 2013 @05:47PM (#5353629)
Given that the TSA allows common lighters and matches to be taken on board, apparently not. I think aircraft cabins are designed to be "fire resistant" (for obvious reasons) though I'd be surprised if they were fireproof.
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Re:Former TSA screener says the job does little to keep flie... by wfunction on Monday March 11, 2013 @01:03AM (#5355000)
But then why don't they allow water bottles? Is a flammable liquid worse than a flammable solid like Lithium?
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Re:Former TSA screener says the job does little to keep flie... by taligent on Sunday March 10, 2013 @06:12PM (#5353735)
The entire plane interior is fire-retardant and there are lots of extinguishers around.
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Re:Former TSA screener says the job does little to keep flie... by mpyne on Sunday March 10, 2013 @06:00PM (#5353677)
Given all the ways you could start a fire on a plane, it's probably better that they're engineered to survive a small fire being started anyways.
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