I seem to recall a story from several years back about bombs being disguised as laptops. Requiring devices to be powered on was a simple strategy to make sure t

I seem to recall a story from several years back about bombs being disguised as laptops. Requiring devices to be powered on was a simple strategy to make sure they weren't completely fake. [1] https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2016/02/11/africa/somalia-plane-bomb/index.html https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2016/02/11/afri... [2] https://www.fedscoop.com/tsa-targets-explosives-disguised-travelers-electronics/ https://www.fedscoop.com/tsa-targets-explosives-disguised-tr... I wouldn't be surprised if all electronics had to be powered on for that reason. (Snooping aside.)