Science Fair Entry Shuts Down Airport Terminal 380
OverTheGeicoE writes "A graduate student was returning home from a science fair in Omaha with his handmade entry in his carry-on luggage. When the TSA discovered it, they shut down the airport terminal for several hours, until they could determine it was harmless. All of this has happened before, and all of this will happen again, so before you fly with your homemade Minty MP3 player, make sure you take a look at TSA Blogger Bob's warning or it could wind up looking like this."
Re:Who gives a fuck? (Score:4, Interesting)
Well, it's reasonable in that these guys work day in and day out to protect the nation against the boogie man ... err ... terrorist ({BOO}). Day in and day out, they're searching the same bags, with the same crap in them. Seizing 5 oz of lip balm, and half empty drink bottles. Once in a great while they get someone who forgot they were carrying a weapon, or forgot to move it to their checked luggage.
Then the day comes! A terrorist has picked *THEIR* airport! Finally a bad guy to fight against. The public will be safe. They'll be on the front of every newspaper in the country saying "This TSA agent saved hundreds!" The whole reason they've been doing this job, to defend their nation against the terrorist threat!
Unfortunately, it turns out to be some little homemade toy, that had absolutely no dangerous qualities. Well, unless you count sending angry text messages after their phone is charged. They may twitter "TSA Sux! They broke my toyz"
One again, the nation is safe from the boogie man ... err.. terrorists.