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Feb 7, 2014, 1:08 am

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Originally Posted by pbarnette

Ummm. An airplane has been brought down with an explosive disguised as toothpaste before. And there is, per, you know, the experts, a credible threat. And, you know, the expert on CNN today gave a nice demonstration of an explosive that looks, tastes, and smells like toothpaste.

But, hey, the peanut gallery on FT knows best and God knows the inconvenience of not being able to bring toothpaste on board is pretty much the end of the world. I mean, the horror.

Which explosive that "looks, tastes, and smells like toothpaste" is it that brought down a plane, and which flight was brought down by "toothpaste" explosive? Did the "expert" on CNN taste the explosive?

ETD/ETPs are able to be used to detect and help interdict contraband explosives in a way that a ridiculous TSA toothpaste ban cannot.

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