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Sluggish0351 t1_jdwyyg2 wrote

Reply to comment by Harry_Gorilla in TSA stirs debate after ruling peanut butter as a liquid by bwaredapenguin

This doesn't seem like a good excuse considering that there are devices that can sniff out C4, as it has a very distinct scent. There is literally no reason to believe that peanut butter is C4. If they actually cared about safety they would just invest in tools that identified actual threats instead of just making life harder for people traveling.

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Harry_Gorilla t1_jdxawhc wrote

Have you never shrink wrapped food before? It’s not all that complicated to package smelly materials so that they can’t be smelled. The X-ray is the device that can detect explosives almost perfectly

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Sluggish0351 t1_jdxv1xz wrote

Lol I used to work with C4. I have used the tech I am talking about. It can sense the scent of C4 on a person's hands that have been washed numerous times. It can detect it through packaging. C4 literally comes in plastic wrapping and is detected through it.

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