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FYI you are allowed to carry on screwdrivers, wrenches and pliers less than 7 inches long. More bulky than a multi-tool, but at least you can carry something? h

FYI you are allowed to carry on screwdrivers, wrenches and pliers less than 7 inches long. More bulky than a multi-tool, but at least you can carry something? https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/prohibited-items https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/prohibited-ite...

morcheeba 11y ago
They can still confiscate whatever they want, regardless of the rules: https://bbs.boingboing.net/t/makers-tsa-compliant-multitool-finally-confiscated/76457 https://bbs.boingboing.net/t/makers-tsa-compliant-multitool-...
- aqme28 11y ago
  They confiscated a friend's _comb_, because it opened with a switchblade-style button.
  - i_are_smart 11y ago
    No, I'd wager the comb got confiscated because the TSA agent thought it looked cool and wanted one.
    - themartorana 11y ago
      Just like iPads. http://www.wired.com/2012/12/tsa-ipads/ http://www.wired.com/2012/12/tsa-ipads/
lostInTheWoods3 11y ago
I had a wine opener confiscated because of the 1 inch knife ... can't imagine how someone might use a wine opener to hijack a plane
- venomsnake 11y ago
  A stab in the jugular will get the job done. But of course you can break the plastic knife and fork they give you and still stab someone in the jugular. You could even sharpen the headphones connector.
  - xyience 11y ago
    Or repurpose any of the other things you can buy after the security line: http://www.terminalcornucopia.com/ http://www.terminalcornucopia.com/
    - peterwwillis 11y ago
      I'm sure i'm on some watch list for visiting that site now, but it's still fantastic that somebody put all together. It's like an anarchist cookbook that isn't designed to maim bored teens!
- spinlock 11y ago
  The 9-11 hijackers used razor blades. So, its been done. Of course, no American passenger is going to believe that everything will be fine if they comply these days so I don't think its possible to pull off 9-11 again.
  - nommm-nommm 11y ago
    There is a huge difference hijacking protocol between now and 9/11. Post 9/11 passengers are not going to allow a guy with a razor blade hijack a plane, or even several guys with razor blades. Passengers and crew members now fight back and have the advantage of numbers.
    - gerbilly 11y ago
      >Passengers and crew members now fight back and have the advantage of numbers. Yeah, but what if _everyone_ on the plane were a hijacker? Wait...
henrikschroder 11y ago
Once I was flying out of Stockholm, and behind me in the security check was a handyman who was just passing security to fix something on the inside. He had a small open toolbox on wheels with him, so after I went through the metal detector, they pushed his box through, which obviously beeped, since it was full of screwdrivers, knives, hammers, and a lot of other sharp metal things. And then the handyman went through, and he also set off the metal detector, so the security people started checking him and patting him down. So noone is looking at the toolbox that I'm standing right next to. I could easily have grabbed a knife or two if I had wanted to. And once they finished patting him down, he grabs his tools and walks on. And I'm just standing there, gaping at the stupidity of it all.
- seanp2k2 11y ago
  Ooh yeah, in between times when they're actively inspecting YOU, it'd be totally trivial to hand things off and circumvent their "secure" zone. Thinking about all the ways you could sneak something through if you wanted to is always entertaining while I'm waiting.

morcheeba 11y ago

They can still confiscate whatever they want, regardless of the rules: https://bbs.boingboing.net/t/makers-tsa-compliant-multitool-finally-confiscated/76457 https://bbs.boingboing.net/t/makers-tsa-compliant-multitool-...

aqme28 11y ago
They confiscated a friend's _comb_, because it opened with a switchblade-style button.
- i_are_smart 11y ago
  No, I'd wager the comb got confiscated because the TSA agent thought it looked cool and wanted one.
  - themartorana 11y ago
    Just like iPads. http://www.wired.com/2012/12/tsa-ipads/ http://www.wired.com/2012/12/tsa-ipads/

lostInTheWoods3 11y ago

I had a wine opener confiscated because of the 1 inch knife ... can't imagine how someone might use a wine opener to hijack a plane

venomsnake 11y ago
A stab in the jugular will get the job done. But of course you can break the plastic knife and fork they give you and still stab someone in the jugular. You could even sharpen the headphones connector.
- xyience 11y ago
  Or repurpose any of the other things you can buy after the security line: http://www.terminalcornucopia.com/ http://www.terminalcornucopia.com/
  - peterwwillis 11y ago
    I'm sure i'm on some watch list for visiting that site now, but it's still fantastic that somebody put all together. It's like an anarchist cookbook that isn't designed to maim bored teens!
spinlock 11y ago
The 9-11 hijackers used razor blades. So, its been done. Of course, no American passenger is going to believe that everything will be fine if they comply these days so I don't think its possible to pull off 9-11 again.
- nommm-nommm 11y ago
  There is a huge difference hijacking protocol between now and 9/11. Post 9/11 passengers are not going to allow a guy with a razor blade hijack a plane, or even several guys with razor blades. Passengers and crew members now fight back and have the advantage of numbers.
  - gerbilly 11y ago
    >Passengers and crew members now fight back and have the advantage of numbers. Yeah, but what if _everyone_ on the plane were a hijacker? Wait...

henrikschroder 11y ago

Once I was flying out of Stockholm, and behind me in the security check was a handyman who was just passing security to fix something on the inside. He had a small open toolbox on wheels with him, so after I went through the metal detector, they pushed his box through, which obviously beeped, since it was full of screwdrivers, knives, hammers, and a lot of other sharp metal things. And then the handyman went through, and he also set off the metal detector, so the security people started checking him and patting him down. So noone is looking at the toolbox that I'm standing right next to. I could easily have grabbed a knife or two if I had wanted to. And once they finished patting him down, he grabs his tools and walks on. And I'm just standing there, gaping at the stupidity of it all.

seanp2k2 11y ago
Ooh yeah, in between times when they're actively inspecting YOU, it'd be totally trivial to hand things off and circumvent their "secure" zone. Thinking about all the ways you could sneak something through if you wanted to is always entertaining while I'm waiting.