Originally Posted by
oldjonesy
Besides do you REALLY want to be the TSA guy who pats down a terrorists and find a bomb strapped to his chest?
What do you think the life expectancy of that particular employee is going to be at that particular moment?
Well, the blast radius for a common grenade is around 5M. Don't know what a suicide vest will do, but suspect that the blast radius might be significantly higher so it really won't matter if the TSO discovers a bomb vest wearing individual or is in the general area when one goes off.
As to the life expectancy of the TSO who discovers a bomb vest wearing terrorist, well, that late car payment isn't high on his list of immediate concerns.