From: Mike Hunt on
(PeteCresswell) wrote:

> Per Larry in AZ:
>
>>Showing laptops working hasn't been necessary for a long, long time. You are
>>required to take them out of their carrying case, but that's it.
>
>
> Somebody explain to me why a laptop isn't the ideal bomb-carrying device -
> especially one with a dock for a spare battery.

Laptops, the modern day radio/tape player? Remember Lockerbie

From: PTravel on

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> Per Larry in AZ:
>>Showing laptops working hasn't been necessary for a long, long time. You
>>are
>>required to take them out of their carrying case, but that's it.
>
> Somebody explain to me why a laptop isn't the ideal bomb-carrying device -
> especially one with a dock for a spare battery.

It is, which is why they are x-rayed separately. Apparently, the carryon
x-ray is sufficiently sensitive to discriminate between a block of C4 and a
laptop battery.

> --
> PeteCresswell

From: (PeteCresswell) on
Per Mike Hunt:
>> Somebody explain to me why a laptop isn't the ideal bomb-carrying device -
>> especially one with a dock for a spare battery.
>
>Laptops, the modern day radio/tape player? Remember Lockerbie


Lockerbie was what prompted my comment. Didn't mention it bc I couldn't recall
how large/small the explosive-containing device was.... but it seems like if
Reid could get enough of the bad stuff in the heel of a shoe, a PC's secondary
battery bay could hold enough too.

That, plus the (fact?) that air cargo riding in the same planes as passenger
baggage isn't inspected makes me wonder if anybody is really trying to cause
mischief at the current time.
--
PeteCresswell
From: (PeteCresswell) on
Per PTravel:
>It is, which is why they are x-rayed separately. Apparently, the carryon
>x-ray is sufficiently sensitive to discriminate between a block of C4 and a
>laptop battery.

That would explain a lot. Thanks.
--
PeteCresswell
From: Mike Hunt on
(PeteCresswell) wrote:

> That, plus the (fact?) that air cargo riding in the same planes as passenger
> baggage isn't inspected makes me wonder if anybody is really trying to cause
> mischief at the current time.

Ah, yes, but 5 1/2 years ago an event happened that cost the lives of
hundreds of thousands. A couple thousand in the blasts, and hundreds of
thousands in a war that our C in C said claimed victory in a few years ago.

I don't think the war gained us any friends, and probably gained us
enemies. Imagine you are a child growing up in a country with an
invading force. Would you appreciate them or despise them?