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TSA Saw My Junk, Missed Razor Blades, Says Adam Savage
An anonymous reader writes "The TSA isn't the most respected of governmental agencies right now, but at least it comes by the poor reputation honestly. The lack of standards, inconsistent application of searches and policies, and occasional rude agent all combine to make flying an unpleasant experience. It's often derided as 'security theater,' which describes the experience of Mythbuster Adam Savage before a recent flight. Savage was put through the full-body scanner, and while he joked that it made his penis feel small, no one seemed to notice the items he was carrying on his person. The video tells the rest of the story."
Next, on TSA Security Theater we have the story of the man who manages to bring 12 inch razor blades through security checks. Coming up... Savage Blades.
and while he joked that it made his penis feel small
But how did it make him feel? Stop anthropomorphizing penises, they hate it when you do that!
'We are trying to prove ourselves wrong as quickly as possible, because only in that way can we find progress.' RPF
I'd like to think that the women in a strip club are slightly more distracting than the average flying American.
Hell, I'd be trying to look away from the scanners, not stare at them.
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Modded off-topic? Bizarre. Grammar jokes are the heart and soul of Slashdot.
I think you misspelled "grammer".
Distracted by his remarkably tiny penis, they didn't notice the razor blades and other hardware he had on him. The message here is quite obvious, if you want to sneak something onto a plane, just use someone with a freakishly small (or probably freakishly large) penis to do it.
I'm trying to teach myself to set people on fire with my mind... Is it hot in here?
As much as you'd like to stop looking, you can't turn away. The horror!
I've got a fever and the only prescription is more government!
Do you even lift?
These aren't the 'roids you're looking for.
Another of the obvious plots: shoot up (or toss bombs, or suicide-bomb, or carbomb, or...well, you get the point) a Black Friday opening line or three on the east coast at a big box store.
That's not effective terrorism. No one will know if it was a terrorist attack or someone just wanted to thin the line to get to the linens department before the good stuff was picked over.
Hey, look! It's Bono's brother.
As much as you'd like to stop looking, you can't turn away. The horror!
See, the terrorists have won.
Well, it's not like they've tried strapping explosives to themselves and walking into a big crowd of people, so he doesn't want to give them that idea.
ad logicam Claiming a proposition is false because it was presented as the conclusion of a fallacious argument.
...they are a cutting edge technology after all.
I just imagined my home owners association running airport screening, and it sent chills down my spine. You know, maybe the TSA isn't so bad, after all.
Yeah imagine a dozen people chucking bottles containing explosives into that container, then someone detonates them...
The terrorists will be mobbed and trampled.
"HE'S got a BOMB!!!"
OMG!!! Can I get it giftwrapped?
I NEED three. Does it come in blue?
I was here first, go find your own bombs!!!
The only Authority figures I recognise are my wife and my own reflection. Anyone else want authority over me better be prepared to do what my wife does or they can fuck right off.