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wfunction
on March 10, 2013
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Former TSA screener says the job does little to ke...
> "Can they explode quickly enough...?"
Explosion? Starting a fire isn't enough?
codex
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Given that the TSA allows common lighters and matches to be taken on board, apparently not. I think aircraft cabins are designed to be "fire resistant" (for obvious reasons) though I'd be surprised if they were fireproof.
wfunction
on March 11, 2013
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But then why don't they allow water bottles? Is a flammable liquid worse than a flammable solid like Lithium?
taligent
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The entire plane interior is fire-retardant and there are lots of extinguishers around.
mpyne
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Given all the ways you
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start a fire on a plane, it's probably better that they're engineered to survive a small fire being started anyways.
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Explosion? Starting a fire isn't enough?