Originally Posted by
HSVTSO Dean
Speaking of changes in the SOP:
Something I meant to say last week or so when it happened. But, as no doubt most of you have read on the TSA Blog already by Bob - liquids that have been frozen into solid ice are NP through the checkpoint, though it gets a little bit more scientific* than simply saying "ice is a solid, not a liquid."
As he also mentioned, it has to be completely solid ice. Partial mixtures of ice and liquid, or a slush, are still prohibited.
( * - something about the freezing point of liquid explosives being prohibitively low, on the grade of requiring liquid nitrogen. I didn't pay too much attention to the science part of it; just sucked up the meat and potatoes and went on my way. )
As for this particular topic, sorry: I can neither confirm nor deny it at the time.
I didn't even want to read the responses about that. How exactly will ice running through X-ray at "room" temperature be completely dry unless it got yanked from a freezer in the last 60 seconds or so?
Back on topic - I'm very curious about this. I've had just shy of $6K in foreign currency on me once (and only once, and no I won't explain why). TSO didn't realize it was of such a high value in foreign bills (or did and knew it was less than $10K), so no trouble at all.