We can’t let you bring this bottle of “water” on the plane because it me an explosive…so I’m just gonna to throw it into this garbage can full of all the other potential explosives in the most densely packed area of the airport…
A tiny container of “explosive” liquid like that would barely do any damage in the trashcan. Worst case it would injure a few people.
The same explosion at 30,000 in the plane would be catastrophic.
I get TSA is a lot of bullshit, but there is no really good solution for this except some hyper rapid liquid tester.
Which just isn’t worth it dump it out and refill it past the gate.
TSA is security theater that fails over 90% of real-world tests. It just wastes a ton of time, jet fuel, and people’s energy who could be doing jobs that actually help others or even just hanging out because that would literally be a more productive use of their time.
Apparently new x-ray systems are now able to differentiate the density of water from other more dangerous chemicals, which has made so some airport customs do in fact allow water bottles through.
In Schiphol, Amsterdam you don’t have to remove your electronics or bottles from your bag, just shove it all in one tray and you’re good to go! It’s so much faster than any other airport I’ve been to.
You can’t get on bord con a nail clipper, but a bottle with 250 ml Polonium no problem.
