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That's exceptionally large, and intentionally designed to look cool on Youtube. The biggest risk is that you could be struck by one of the bottles as it flies -

That's exceptionally large, and intentionally designed to look cool on Youtube. The biggest risk is that you could be struck by one of the bottles as it flies - a PET bottle weighs about 60 grams, so you're looking at, 'Owww, I got bumped on the head'. With the exception of one guy who maliciously filled the bottle with glass shrapnel, I couldn't find any examples of anyone being harmed by one. Furthermore, what does it matter if it's in a "secure" environment. Does CO2 sublimate faster on one site of a security checkpoint? Does a PET bottle become a lethal weapon when X-rayed in your luggage? It was a stupid prank. The guy should be fired. 6 years in prison is a ridiculous prospect.

bronbron 13y ago
> It was a stupid prank. The guy should be fired. 6 years in prison is a ridiculous prospect. 6 years in prison is quite excessive, but the punishment should certainly be more than "Oh you're fired." This person intentionally caused a major public disturbance, and should be fined accordingly. Maybe probation. There's "putting a flaming bag of poop on your neighbor's doorstep" and then there's "delaying flights out of LAX".
- toomuchtodo 13y ago
  Fine. You're fired and 5 years probation. Excessive punishments do nothing but exacerbate the situation.