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iconjack on Dec 4, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Evading Airport Security

While TSA are examining my shoes and scanning my bum, they let through without fanfare my carry-on device: a solid brick of chemicals surrounded by advanced electronics including a radio receiver.

Seriously, I'm no bomb expert but wouldn't laptops still be the most fruitful terrorist attack vector? Mine laptop is 6 lbs and has never been given a second glance.

pkfrank on Dec 4, 2013 [–]

Haven't you always been required to place it into it's own bin to go through the X-Ray machine? That seems like an effective "second glance" to me.

They'll also sometimes swab it and check for explosive residue.

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