Originally Posted by
spd476
AIf the TSA can test liquids at the gate, why can't they test them at the checkpoint? I still haven't figured out why one 500 mL bottle of water is dangerous, but five 100 mL bottles are not.
It's not theatrical enough if they do it at the checkpoint.
They have to find the water bottle, yell at you for it, confiscate it, and force you to go buy another one down the concourse so they can have one of their idiots wave magic paper over it and show everyone what an awesome job they're doing in protecting the world from water bottles on airplanes.