Originally Posted by
Global_Hi_Flyer
Yes, but your average TSA screener looking for "the big catch" will not.
The good news is that the TSA shouldn't be involved at all unless the OP is connecting in the US (in which case his/her checked bags will undergo TSA screening at the point of entry).
Originally Posted by
cynicAAl
I believe the weight restrictions per bag are imposed by the airline, not the US gov't.
Indeed.
Originally Posted by
rajsh
Not sure this a bright idea ... I have seen some tv news reports where flour explodes when their is loose flour particulate in the air in quantity in a small area ... Or can easily help an explosion occur ... Google on this .. Personally if I wanted the flour that bad I'd pro ably have it shipped by the folks who do this sort of thing for a living ... Not try to mule it back with me as checked in baggage
Meh, you have to really work at making a powder into that kind of explosive. You have to have it suspended in the air in just the right way, too; just shaking up some flour in a bag with a lit flame in it isn't going to do the trick.
FWIW, the vast majority of metals in powdered form are potentially explosive, too, so let's think before we travel with anything metal lest we easily create explosions.
