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Did you drop a sarcasm tag? Anyone can make a fire on a plane as they allow lighters on a plane, and batteries, and any number of flammable objects. None of tha

Did you drop a sarcasm tag? Anyone can make a fire on a plane as they allow lighters on a plane, and batteries, and any number of flammable objects. None of that is facing any scrutiny nor stopping crazy people from being crazy.

wakawaka28 9mo ago
I've heard that cell phones often catch fire on planes, and the crews know how to deal with that. I guess they have to because the odds of one going up are pretty good across so many flights.
- throwaway290 9mo ago
  It's easier to deal if it's in carry on bag. This is why batteries are forbidden in checked luggage. Once it all burns the airplane has got to land asap and it's an emergency. My checked luggage did not pass xray multiple times because they detected powerbanks. I had to come back and take it out. However it also did pass xray a couple times with powerbanks so it's not a reliable system.
  - edm0nd 9mo ago
    Alternatively, I checked 3-4 20k mAh powerbanks in my luggage on my flight to Utah and it never got flagged or detected.
    - throwaway290 9mo ago
      like yes I pointed out it doesn't always work. sometimes I don't even know if anybody is watching the screen
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NamTaf 9mo ago
Ironically, both India and China forbid lighters on planes. Famously you see a collection of them around the bins just outside the airport as all the smokers leave them for others.
- xp84 9mo ago
  "Take a lighter, leave a lighter" - Guess you can just pick up one on your way back out when you return home!
closewith 9mo ago
Flammable liquid and all high temperature lighters are forbidden, as are Li-ion batteries over 100kWh.
- throwaway290 9mo ago
  You can buy up to 5L up to 70% alcohol after security, no? Sounds pretty flammable
  - Scoundreller 9mo ago
    Can get that up to 99% with the right salts and some vigorous shaking.
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- mjmas 9mo ago
  s/100kWh/100Wh/ But you can still have multiple batteries (I think up to 10 or so) as long as each individual one is less than 100Wh.
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reeredfdfdf 9mo ago
Yes it's possible to make a fire on a plane, but it would be even easier to cause a big fire if there was zero monitoring of bags. As flawed as airport security is, it should generally catch things like somebody trying to get a carry-on bag full of gasoline or extremely large lithium-ion batteries on board. I take security that catches 50 or even 20% of threats any day over 0 security.

wakawaka28 9mo ago

I've heard that cell phones often catch fire on planes, and the crews know how to deal with that. I guess they have to because the odds of one going up are pretty good across so many flights.

throwaway290 9mo ago
It's easier to deal if it's in carry on bag. This is why batteries are forbidden in checked luggage. Once it all burns the airplane has got to land asap and it's an emergency. My checked luggage did not pass xray multiple times because they detected powerbanks. I had to come back and take it out. However it also did pass xray a couple times with powerbanks so it's not a reliable system.
- edm0nd 9mo ago
  Alternatively, I checked 3-4 20k mAh powerbanks in my luggage on my flight to Utah and it never got flagged or detected.
  - throwaway290 9mo ago
    like yes I pointed out it doesn't always work. sometimes I don't even know if anybody is watching the screen
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NamTaf 9mo ago

Ironically, both India and China forbid lighters on planes. Famously you see a collection of them around the bins just outside the airport as all the smokers leave them for others.

xp84 9mo ago
"Take a lighter, leave a lighter" - Guess you can just pick up one on your way back out when you return home!

closewith 9mo ago

Flammable liquid and all high temperature lighters are forbidden, as are Li-ion batteries over 100kWh.

throwaway290 9mo ago
You can buy up to 5L up to 70% alcohol after security, no? Sounds pretty flammable
- Scoundreller 9mo ago
  Can get that up to 99% with the right salts and some vigorous shaking.
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mjmas 9mo ago
s/100kWh/100Wh/ But you can still have multiple batteries (I think up to 10 or so) as long as each individual one is less than 100Wh.
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reeredfdfdf 9mo ago

Yes it's possible to make a fire on a plane, but it would be even easier to cause a big fire if there was zero monitoring of bags. As flawed as airport security is, it should generally catch things like somebody trying to get a carry-on bag full of gasoline or extremely large lithium-ion batteries on board. I take security that catches 50 or even 20% of threats any day over 0 security.