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Old Jul 23, 2012 | 3:18 pm
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Originally Posted by CZBB
Kind of mind boggling they allow it in the USA, given Philippines 434 where the explosive was a liquid carried in a contact lens solution bottle.
Most agree that the explosive was stabilized in something like cotton balls in the container, so it really wasn't the liquid explosive that most might think of. It was the equivalent of cotton balls soaked in nitroglycerin.

Originally Posted by mre5765
Not boggling given that the TSA tests contact lens solution that is in containers greater than 100ml.
In theory, that is correct. In practice, not really. I have never had any >100ml contact lens solution bottles tested even though I declare them.
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