“We can’t take for granted that there’s actually water in each plastic bottle, so we have to dispose of each as though it could be lethal.”
100% nonsense. They just pour it down the drain - or more commonly in the trash.
100% nonsense. They just pour it down the drain - or more commonly in the trash.
The fact that nobody has done this to me demonstrates how vapid these threats are. The cost in human lifespans wasted in this nonsense far exceeds the number killed in the US by terrorists, foreign or domestic. At least you can read a magazine while queuing and while walking through the machine. What a farce.
In its defense, the TSA does provide paychecks for folks who are truly otherwise unemployable, though it would be cheaper to send them all home and mail the checks to them. Oh, and it provides ripe pickings for those with access to checked luggage, as has been well attested.
I am not sure, but to me it seems common sense that pouring potential explosives and poison into a bin, feels kinda shady...? No?
The real reason why they want you to dump all your stuff is simple. All these 45 million people need to rely on what the airport & planes provides. Lots of money to be made here...
A much bigger hazard: My MacBook with water damage. I am pretty sure the chances are higher that it just bursts into flames during a flight, than someone carrying explosives in a fucking water bottle.
Kind of tired of seeing this obviously wrong and cynical reasoning. You are allowed to bring food through, and also empty bottles that you can refill at dedicated water bottle filling stations.
In other words the TSA is full of shit.