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> "Can they explode quickly enough...?" Explosion? Starting a fire isn't enough?

• codex 14y ago
  Given that the TSA allows common lighters and matches to be taken on board, apparently not. I think aircraft cabins are designed to be "fire resistant" (for obvious reasons) though I'd be surprised if they were fireproof.
  • taligent 14y ago
    The entire plane interior is fire-retardant and there are lots of extinguishers around.
  • wfunction 14y ago
    But then why don't they allow water bottles? Is a flammable liquid worse than a flammable solid like Lithium?
• mpyne 14y ago
  Given all the ways you could start a fire on a plane, it's probably better that they're engineered to survive a small fire being started anyways.