Me on my steamdeck at an airport: “okay, this game doesn’t talk about bombs or guns, right?”
“no russian”
I’m sure counter strike would be a decent option
I don’t care about bombs. I’m just thinking about not seeing my friends for 3 months, and that scares me more.
The friendpilled visitmaxer
you’re fine as long as you’re not using a Galaxy Note 7.
Me at American Airports: Why the fuck do I have to take off my belt/shoes and throw away my water? They just let me walk into a crowded airport with this shit…
Earlier this year I had a connection in Doha, Qatar on my way to the US. I had to go through security twice even though it was a connection from another international flight (first was after getting off the first flight and the second was right before getting on second flight). Both times they took away all liquids, even those bought in the airport.
Because… Beyond this line, property is threatened. Planes are expensive. You can die in the front, we can rebuild that cheaply. But planes are expensive.
Remember kids, if you see uniformed authority figures, they are there to protect property above all else.
And all those potentially explosive water bottles are sitting in a trash can at the security checkpoint.
This indicates that they know full well that their are no explosives among them. It’s just theatre.
At this point, I’m really wondering if it’s not a plot to sell water.
They let you dump the water out, keep the bottle, and refill it at the bottle filling stations once you’re inside.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Brussels_bombings
The solution to the airport being bombed right in front of the security line: while they rebuilt they packed everyone even tighter in temporary tents with longer queues. Then they rebuilt everything the same.
Terrorists and security theater designers operate on the same logic: 30 dead in a security line is nowhere near as big of a deal as 30 dead in an airplane. You only become a high value target when you’re 30k feet in the air, even if the end result is materially identical.
30 dead in a security line is nowhere near as big of a deal as 30 dead in an airplane
I understand your point, but the airplane usually has well over 100 people on it and itself can also fall out of the sky and hurt people that aren’t on it
Security theater is annoying bullshit that doesn’t even catch a shocking number of shit, but planes get more attention for what should be obvious reasons
That’s not just in American airports.
More like “I sure hope I didn’t pack a bottle of water by accident” (or any other liquit in a container of more than 100ml).
Or just be non-white. Then you will know you are going to be selected for a special screening.
Me with f*** ton of lithium ion batteries
I’m not necessarily worried about actually packing one, but I do feel nervous about saying the word out loud accidentally.
I am sure Tourette’s syndrome sufferers are sweating bullets. Or was it bombs?
There is no need to pack a bomb for a flight. Just buy the parts and ingredients you need to build one in the duty-free shop after the TSA security theater.
Do they sell electrical switches, or lighters back there, or am I supposed to rub two sticks together to ignite it?
You do not need any of this. You should know some chemistry and physics, but you can get everything you need to make a bang.
Are you serious that there are chemical combinations for sell behind the security checkpoint that’ll make a large explosion?
I always get concerned that somehow I have packed hard drugs (I don’t do hard drugs.)
For my next trick, I shall pull a condom full of coke out of your ass. I assure you we did not plant it ahead of time.
Did this on a flight to Venice. Except it was a large firecracker, but at a glance it looked like a half stick of dynamite. I still have no idea how I got away with it.
The same way people board planes with loaded fire arms? The TSA is run by dumbfucks and is a waste of money.
Should’ve specified this was Venice, Italy. Baggage screening was in the UK where they’re very much not used to firearms/explosives in hand luggage.
More like “Did I really lock my front door?”
Mine is a knife, reach in to entry pockets at TSA baggage xray, a moment where I’m afraid I’ll pull out a giant knife
I carry a pocket knife everywhere, so this one is a legit concern for me. It is as natural as putting on my clothes for me to put my knife in my pocket, so I’m always concerned that I accidentally put my knife in my pocket, despite being very intentional about leaving it behind. I paid $280 for the thing, so it would be a damned shame to lose it to stupid-ass TSA.
Pack some prepaid package envelopes with your home as the destination. TSA got a problem with your nail clipper? Leave your favorite knife in your pocket by accident? Put it in the envelope and drop it in any USPS box.
That’s a great idea! Do they have mailboxes at the airport?
Depends on the airport, but usually yes.
For me, it’s all the suck brought on by a pathological fear (trauma) of authority figures abusing their power. In this case: TSA, and their ability to completely screw with your travel plans. To be clear, this is not rational and 100% nothing bad happens.
As someone who goes through TSA several times a week. Nah fuck that, some of the smurfs are absolutely there to fuck your day up just because they can. I’d say about 60% of the officers are highly mediocre, about 30% are good, but that last 10% are just malicious.
*Don’t say ‘bomb’. Don’t accidentally say ‘bomb’. Don’t say ‘bomb’.
“Hey, I didn’t bring a bomb! DOH!”
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