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The TSA let me board with a lighter and an aerosol form alcohol. Didn't realize until I'd landed that they'd let me board with materials for a small-scale flame
by drivebyacct2 15y ago
The TSA let me board with a lighter and an aerosol form alcohol. Didn't realize until I'd landed that they'd let me board with materials for a small-scale flamethrower. I donated the lighter to a smoker I saw at the airport and checked the other in my additional luggage before my return flight.
- kijin 15y agoJust out of curiosity, what's an aerosol form alcohol and what do you use it for?
- chc 15y agoI think it's called "hairspray".
- kijin 15y agoDon't most hairsprays use hydrocarbons as propellant? Well, either alcohol or hydrocarbons would make a decent flamethrower.
- drivebyacct2 15y agoI had my bases covered, I had both hairspray (yeah, yeah) as well as cologne (which to my naive knowledge is alcohol based). I didn't realize that hairspray wasn't alcohol based, but my amateur experiences with potato guns indicated it's propensity for flammability and explosiveness :).
- dmix 15y agoFrom my understanding you are allowed one lighter in your carry on. I had two one time and had to throw one out.
- lwat 15y agoWhat could you possibly do with 2 lighters that you could not do with one
- tdfx 15y agoSeems like a tacit admission that they believe the terrorists are somewhat incompetent. That guy sure did seem to have a lot of trouble getting his underwear lit.
- codergirl 15y agoAlong the same lines, lots of companies make sunscreen in 10x ml quantities for the associated benefits. When the agent wanted to take away my 106 ml bottle, I asked if I could squeeze 6 ml out and take it on. No dice.
- eurleif 15y agoHold the flame of one lighter up to the fuel tank of another, creating a small explosion?