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Are Liquid Explosives on a Plane Feasible?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the shaken-not-stirred dept.

permaculture writes "The Register describes the difficulty of mixing up a batch of liquid explosives on a plane. Further, it opines that such a plot might work in a Hollywood film, but not in the real world. Liquid explosives were used for the 7/7 London bombings in 2005, according to the official account — or not, as now seems more likely." This story selected and edited by LinuxWorld editor for the day Saied Pinto.

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  1. Explosives? dunno.... by zipthink · · Score: 5, Funny

    but what about SNAKES on a plane, ever thought of that?

    1. Re:Explosives? dunno.... by hamfactorial · · Score: 5, Funny

      It may be feasible.... is snake venom explosive when combined with paranoia and sensationalism? Brilliant!

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    2. Re:Explosives? dunno.... by Tackhead · · Score: 4, Funny
      > but what about SNAKES on a plane, ever thought of that?

      No, you want that other movie. We're talkin' about muthafuckin' liquids on a muthafuckin' plane, and there ain't a got-damn thing you can do about it!

  2. Liquid Explosion by draggy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Borat is able to do liquid explosions

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    1. Re:Liquid Explosion by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      Sexy time explosion!

    2. Re:Liquid Explosion by dr_dank · · Score: 4, Funny

      Can I make a dirt in here?

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  3. Re:Flight 505 to MacGyver City... by kannibal_klown · · Score: 5, Funny
    It's also a medication. Has anyone ever determined how easy it is to concentrate Nitroglycerine from a medical prescription into something that can bring down a plane?
    MacGuyver did that once. To break out of a European medical center (asylum perhaps?) he ground up nitro tablets, mixed them with something, and blew a hole in a cement wall. Then again, this is Macguyver we're talking here so I'm sure the writers could have had him create an explosion out of contact-lense solution if they wanted.
  4. Re:False Flag. by bunions · · Score: 4, Funny

    Libertarians appear out of fucking nowhere; roll for save vs. simple solutions to complex problems.

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  5. Re:False Flag. by spun · · Score: 4, Funny

    Libertarians are like mind flayers. Fail your saving throw and lose several points of intelligence.

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  6. Re:False Flag. by Steve+B · · Score: 3, Funny

    Where's the "-1 Crackpot" moderation option?

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  7. Re:Sure it's possible. by captainbeardo · · Score: 3, Funny

    Haven't you ever seen the documentary "Lost" on TV on ABC. About 30 people survived when Oceanic flight 815 crashed off the coast of Australlia. What I can't figure out is how these people get their documentary broadcast but nobody has been able to find the island they are stranded on for 2 years.

  8. Re:That door is staying closed until you land by Richy_T · · Score: 3, Funny

    Duh, that's what the explosives are for. Once you have blown the hole, the pressure drops and you can open the door no problem.

    Rich

  9. Re:Flight 505 to MacGyver City... by durdur · · Score: 3, Funny

    Cesium is a liquid at room temperature. So I guess it is already banned ;-).

  10. Re:Flight 505 to MacGyver City... by voice_of_all_reason · · Score: 3, Funny

    oxygen is, of course, very dangerous. It can be combined with pretty much any fuel to produce an explosive.

    We'd better get it off our planes before someone gets hurt, then! And the dihydrogen monoxide! I don't trust that shit at all...

  11. Re:The UK Terror plot: what's really going on? by Takumi2501 · · Score: 4, Funny

    <sarcasm>Now that's not fair. I for one, love the media. They tell me what to think so I don't have to figure stuff out for myself. :P</sarcasm>

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