Man makes explosives from things purchased in post-security airport stores

The only thing this guy has done of any consequence is to litter a public park with poisonous materials for an ego trip. What a jerk.

Have a nice no-fly list forever Evan.

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Lest you think I was making it up about wrapping fireworks in linen twine here is a quote from Pyrotex.com

Imported Eight Strand Linen Flax Twine

The Undisputed Holy Grail of spiking twines. From Hungary. Each of the 8 flax strands is spun and inspected before being twisted into the finished product which is then inspected again. Result? The highest strength / diameter ratio of any natural string available at any price. Because of it’s superior characteristics, this linen twine is half as thick and twice as strong as cotton with NO stretch. Used on large canister shells, (8" and larger) you’ll have less build up and harder breaks.

Yeah, the tighter a fist you make around the firecracker the more fingers it blows off.

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recently I took a flight with 10-15 laptop batteries in my backpack which I intended to experiment with at home. I am glad this video surfaced after my flight took place…

It was a Helios flight and strangely one flight attendant did not pass out according to the story

I know someone whose father was blown up at work several times. He worked in a custard factory.

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That was what I had in mind. Modern aircraft don’t pop like ballons:

However, a lot hinges on training and maintenance and I would not like finding out the hard way whether the oxygen mask above my head works or not.
The pilots must react both instantly and using the proper protocols. This could be hampered by factors like:

My point is: we are talking about an explosive charge going off inside the fuselage. I have a feeling this is not within design specifications, at least not for civilian passenger planes. Some parts are more important for the structural integrity of the airframe than others, not to mention hydraulics, avionics, fly-by-wire cables and so on. Even systems with multiple renundancy can only take so much damage, especially in a scenario not covered in the design specs. [rambling on for pages and pages omitted]

Oh, and while we’re vaguely on the topic of aviation safety: what demon trolley possesed the FAA when they named their database ‘Accident and Incident Data System’ so the acronym spells ‘AIDS’?

…because nothing that’s allowed by the letter of the rules is ever confiscated anyway by a screener that doesn’t know them.

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I have shaken the hand of Mark Pauline. So I know what you are talking about.

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I have always liked “dangerous art” that actually is. SRL in … '90? was the first time I was ever asked to sign a waiver of liability. I thought it was a joke until the plasma cannon thing started up and the fires started :grin:

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You first.

Yeah, I can’t stand it when people leave things i believe are toxic in public places, and then just walk away all self satisfied. What a jerky thing to do.

Of course, you appear to be making assumptions, calling names, and walking away all self-satisfied… which are not good (toxic remnants, actually) for discourse in this public place.

Poisonous materials? Which ones
Left there? What proof?
The -only- thing? I can’t dispute this, in the same way i couldn’t claim it about you.
A jerk? Certainly something you may have more first hand experience with than I!

Tl;dr: i see what you did there.

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There’s no particular evidence that it’s a public park, either. It could just as well be his back yard or part of his farm.

I’d guess custard powder is probably as explosive as flour, which is quite a bit under the wrong circumstances.

What officer? Metal in my underwear? Oh, that is just my underwire tightie whities – it helps to lift and separate to obtain the perfect moose knuckle.

As opposed to camel-toe. Because as we all know, species-profiling works!

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