Friday, August 11, 2006
Liquid on planes
As I understand it, the response of the airline security forces to the most recent terror plot will be a prohibition against taking liquids onboard the plane. This will be done by several means including bans on bottled water, tooth paste, mouth wash, and even such things as cosmetics. I don't want to be unduly skeptical, but if someone wants to secrete liquids onto a plane it will take a complete body search to prevent them from doing it. I can think of several ways to attach non-metallic containers to my person in such a way as to avoid detection by metal detectors and visual inspection. If two or more passengers do this and then combine the components during the flight, other measures will be necessary to save that plane.