Funny "rules" of HEL airport security scans
Feb 25, 2015, 2:00 pm
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Just to be clear - I am talking about the non-schengen transfer security.
I have never been frisked, BTW. It is still pretty annoying to be halted due to total nonsense issues, like banknotes in breast pocket.
I have never been frisked, BTW. It is still pretty annoying to be halted due to total nonsense issues, like banknotes in breast pocket.
Feb 25, 2015, 2:14 pm
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Feb 25, 2015, 8:02 pm
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My tube of toothpaste was "too large" at HEL, this despite the fact that it was even larger when I entered SYD (brand new and unopened) and BKK (used during my overnight stay, and also on the plane between BKK and HEL). But she was lovely and apologetic about making me open my bag so she could check.
More than I can say about the little twerp fellow passenger waiting behind me in line who kept trying to shove my things out of the way during the quick examination.
More than I can say about the little twerp fellow passenger waiting behind me in line who kept trying to shove my things out of the way during the quick examination.
Feb 26, 2015, 12:36 am
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My guess is that it's by the capacity of the tube, not actually how much is in there. So a full 75ml tube is no problem, a half empty 125ml is too big.
Would be an interesting experience (not just in HEL, any airport) to have a 0,3L water bottle (or whatever liquid container) with a self printed label saying 0,1L
Would be an interesting experience (not just in HEL, any airport) to have a 0,3L water bottle (or whatever liquid container) with a self printed label saying 0,1L
Feb 26, 2015, 1:59 am
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My guess is that it's by the capacity of the tube, not actually how much is in there. So a full 75ml tube is no problem, a half empty 125ml is too big.
Would be an interesting experience (not just in HEL, any airport) to have a 0,3L water bottle (or whatever liquid container) with a self printed label saying 0,1L
Would be an interesting experience (not just in HEL, any airport) to have a 0,3L water bottle (or whatever liquid container) with a self printed label saying 0,1L
Feb 26, 2015, 3:03 am
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Feb 26, 2015, 4:45 am
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My guess is that it's by the capacity of the tube, not actually how much is in there. So a full 75ml tube is no problem, a half empty 125ml is too big.
Would be an interesting experience (not just in HEL, any airport) to have a 0,3L water bottle (or whatever liquid container) with a self printed label saying 0,1L
Would be an interesting experience (not just in HEL, any airport) to have a 0,3L water bottle (or whatever liquid container) with a self printed label saying 0,1L
Feb 26, 2015, 7:32 am
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Feb 26, 2015, 7:57 am
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Yes and yes. At first, it was quite literally child's play that gives proof to the amazing ability of young children to manipulate and creatively deceive adults and other children -- all to protect their self-interests after experiencing patterns of behavior whereby others were repeatedly intent upon depriving them of their possessions.
Feb 28, 2015, 7:35 am
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Yes and yes. At first, it was quite literally child's play that gives proof to the amazing ability of young children to manipulate and creatively deceive adults and other children -- all to protect their self-interests after experiencing patterns of behavior whereby others were repeatedly intent upon depriving them of their possessions.
Feb 28, 2015, 10:32 am
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Yeah, such cases are usually not designed for easy removal.
Feb 28, 2015, 10:46 am
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The smartphone and tablet damage rate at airports would skyrocket if we had to remove such cases at the TSA screening checkpoints. Perhaps the tablet/phone manufacturers and their suppliers should give a bonus for airport screeners contributing to damaging/destroying more such devices -- perhaps by materially enticing the officials involved in such decision making positions to demand these cases be removed too. [I'm joking, in the prior sentence.]
Feb 28, 2015, 10:56 am
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Yeah man. This gets offtopic, but given all the stupid liquid rules and the bad enforcing of them, I have always thought someone will one day come with a harmless-looking bottle, clear liquid in it, saying it is "just water" and there is definitely something more than harmless in there...and nobody will care.
If it's in a 3.4 ounce container, it could happen right now.
Could be 150 proof vodka, who's to say?
