• AlolanYoda@mander.xyz
    24·
    3 months ago

    Pack a bomb??

    I’m worried about them randomly selecting my bag for drug inspection or the bag being tagged in the X-ray… And the TSA agents judging my bag packing method and skills

    • kurwa@lemmy.world
      4·
      3 months ago

      I just wish I didn’t have to take electronics out of my bag for security, doing all of this is already stressful.

  • Subverb@lemmy.world
    19·
    3 months ago

    But think how safe you would be if you did pack a bomb.

    The odds of there being one bomb on a plane are tiny enough, but the odds of there being two bombs on a plane are vanishingly small…

  • Ignotum@lemmy.world
    17·
    3 months ago

    “did you pack this bag yourself?”
    “Yes?”
    “Then is there a tactical nuclear warhead in the left pocket?”
    “Ah shucks”

  • balderdash@lemmy.zip
    15·
    3 months ago

    Me at American Airports: Why the fuck do I have to take off my belt/shoes and throw away my water? They just let me walk into a crowded airport with this shit…

    • azertyfun@sh.itjust.works
      4·
      3 months ago

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Brussels_bombings

      The solution to the airport being bombed right in front of the security line: while they rebuilt they packed everyone even tighter in temporary tents with longer queues. Then they rebuilt everything the same.

      Terrorists and security theater designers operate on the same logic: 30 dead in a security line is nowhere near as big of a deal as 30 dead in an airplane. You only become a high value target when you’re 30k feet in the air, even if the end result is materially identical.

    • Subverb@lemmy.world
      3·
      3 months ago

      And all those potentially explosive water bottles are sitting in a trash can at the security checkpoint.

      This indicates that they know full well that their are no explosives among them. It’s just theatre.

      • Sotuanduso@lemm.eeEnglish
        2·
        3 months ago

        They let you dump the water out, keep the bottle, and refill it at the bottle filling stations once you’re inside.

    • TurtleTourParty@midwest.socialEnglish
      2·
      3 months ago

      Earlier this year I had a connection in Doha, Qatar on my way to the US. I had to go through security twice even though it was a connection from another international flight (first was after getting off the first flight and the second was right before getting on second flight). Both times they took away all liquids, even those bought in the airport.

  • Aceticon@lemmy.world
    12·
    3 months ago

    More like “I sure hope I didn’t pack a bottle of water by accident” (or any other liquit in a container of more than 100ml).

  • dwindling7373@feddit.itEnglish
    9·
    3 months ago

    I have the reverse thing, after the check I’m like “I got away with it once again!”, while packing absolutely nothing wrong.

  • rumschlumpel@feddit.org
    8·
    3 months ago

    If you’re traveling somewhere with extremely restrictive drug laws (e.g. Singapore), you can be sentenced to prison for drug particles on your shoes. i.e. you can accidentally have forbidden substances on you.

  • Krauerking@lemy.lol
    5·
    3 months ago

    I got tired of worrying about whether or not I packed a bomb and would be caught so I decided to just do so and get it over with.

    In reality I just grabbed a 2 pound brick of scrapple wrapped it in wires that I soldered to a watch and stuck it in the middle of my backpack.

    Got to enjoy my scrapple on the other side and felt far more confident about my future in scrapple smuggling.

  • hOrni@lemmy.world
    4·
    3 months ago

    I don’t care about bombs. I’m just thinking about not seeing my friends for 3 months, and that scares me more.