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Sure, that's going to cause anyone to do a double take - this thing is obviously a cartoonish imitation of a bomb. What's amazing to me, though, is that after t

by x1798DE 10y ago

Sure, that's going to cause anyone to do a double take - this thing is obviously a cartoonish imitation of a bomb. What's amazing to me, though, is that after they realized it wasn't a bomb, they still bragged about it on Twitter as their "catch of the day". That's kinda like if you were fishing and posted the biggest boot you reeled in that day.

pavel_lishin 10y ago
They might have just been bragging to the TSA, who couldn't even catch a boot: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/investigation-breaches-us-airports-allowed-weapons-through-n367851 http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/investigation-breaches-u...
dogma1138 10y ago
No it doesn't look cartoonish, here is an example of a training IED for bomb disposal units http://www.tacticalelectronics.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Training-Aid.png http://www.tacticalelectronics.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/1... Not all IEDs are tied to an unexploded artillery shell this isn't the hurt locker. An IED needs 4 primary components a trigger which is either timed or a mechanical switch, a power supply, a detonator and the main explosive. Looking at the picture is see a logic board which can contain a timer(and potentially another triggering sensor e.g that block box in the upper right corner of the board), a power supply, large capacitors needed for the high voltage to initiate an electro sensitive detonator and something that looks like a main explosive package. So to me it looks like an IED.
- stouset 10y ago
  Consider that they're openly bragging about something that a) anyone would obviously flag as suspicious (e.g., not particularly impressive to catch) and b) wasn't even a real threat (so wasted multiple hours of hundreds of people at a large cost). What really would have been impressive and worth bragging about would be a quick determination that the device was harmless and letting the flight continue uninterrupted.
  - dogma1138 10y ago
    Because there are procedures. Why was this device brought on the flight? Was it to create a panic? Was it a distraction? Are there any more devices? These things are not cleared up in 10 min. There are also regulations that require deboarding and holding off air operations when a possible threat is discovered. The only non professional behavior here is that they went on freaking twitter. The fact that the TSA can post confiscated items on twitter like they are some treasure hunting club is still mind boggling to me.
    - stouset 10y ago
      I'm not saying they didn't do what they thought they had to. I'm saying making those determinations quickly and without an interruption to the flight would be truly worth bragging about. Flagging a non-explosive and interrupting a flight for several hours might be playing it by the book, but it's not something to brag over.

by x1798DE 10y ago

pavel_lishin 10y ago

They might have just been bragging to the TSA, who couldn't even catch a boot: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/investigation-breaches-us-airports-allowed-weapons-through-n367851 http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/investigation-breaches-u...

dogma1138 10y ago

No it doesn't look cartoonish, here is an example of a training IED for bomb disposal units http://www.tacticalelectronics.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Training-Aid.png http://www.tacticalelectronics.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/1... Not all IEDs are tied to an unexploded artillery shell this isn't the hurt locker. An IED needs 4 primary components a trigger which is either timed or a mechanical switch, a power supply, a detonator and the main explosive. Looking at the picture is see a logic board which can contain a timer(and potentially another triggering sensor e.g that block box in the upper right corner of the board), a power supply, large capacitors needed for the high voltage to initiate an electro sensitive detonator and something that looks like a main explosive package. So to me it looks like an IED.

stouset 10y ago
Consider that they're openly bragging about something that a) anyone would obviously flag as suspicious (e.g., not particularly impressive to catch) and b) wasn't even a real threat (so wasted multiple hours of hundreds of people at a large cost). What really would have been impressive and worth bragging about would be a quick determination that the device was harmless and letting the flight continue uninterrupted.
- dogma1138 10y ago
  Because there are procedures. Why was this device brought on the flight? Was it to create a panic? Was it a distraction? Are there any more devices? These things are not cleared up in 10 min. There are also regulations that require deboarding and holding off air operations when a possible threat is discovered. The only non professional behavior here is that they went on freaking twitter. The fact that the TSA can post confiscated items on twitter like they are some treasure hunting club is still mind boggling to me.
  - stouset 10y ago
    I'm not saying they didn't do what they thought they had to. I'm saying making those determinations quickly and without an interruption to the flight would be truly worth bragging about. Flagging a non-explosive and interrupting a flight for several hours might be playing it by the book, but it's not something to brag over.