Reply #15: Just out of curiosity

[jberryhill]

I fly about twice a month and it does seem that not knowing the rules causes problems for people who don't fly often.

I'm intrigued by the "killer snowglobe". Was your wife unaware of the restriction on liquids?

On the one hand, you are correct that clever terrorists will find ways around restrictions, but seem not to believe that TATP explosive material could not be concealed in a snowglobe (which would be a good idea since the liquid cannot be examined).

TATP can be dissolved in liquids and remain explosive. It was used by the "shoe bomber" Richard Reid and in the London subway bombing, among other actual and attempted attacks. How do you suggest keeping it (or other chemicals that can be uses to incapacitate) off of airplanes, when it can be readily concealed as something else?