FrozenBacon said:
The point is not really to make sure the individual passenger is safe, but rather to prevent hijackings. No one is going to be able to hijack a plane with a damn pencil, or by swinging laptops around.
Right.
So, why are there any restrictions if i can bring my laptop on board?
It's 5kg so it's a weapon in it's own right, then there's the aluminum HDD tray that's sharpened to a razor point if i really want to.
Or how about my sharpened iPod Touch, equal to any scapel?
Why do they bother banning knives and everything else when you can't highjack a plane anyway?
At least, that's what they're saying when they allow you on board with anything at all. Even a heavy pair of boots can easily be turned into a weapon as deadly as a gun.
Then there's this whole issue with liquids. If i want to bring my f****** coke on the plane, why not?
I can bring all the componants needed to bring a small plane down without using any liquid at all. Again, laptop. Simply place some thermite in it, stop the fans and place a sparkler in place touching heat pipe and thermite.
Put near somewhere important, set a level of crysis and stare at water, then leave.
Done. Suddenly, explosion of intense heat enough to easily and quickly melt through many plastics to newly exposed wires.
Thermite can go in HDD bays, in heatpipes, cover the keyboard and around the screen edges without causing suspicion. Li-Po Batteries are fun when they get hot, or better yet, just add more thermite in fake batteries.