Whoa fellas, this one's going off all over the place.

If Spiff wants to publicise the pros and cons of getting on a plane with half a pound of high-explosive stuffed up the back-side (and risk the chemical reaction when encountering food on some airlines) then so be it.

I was just trying to generate a bit of debate, rather than TSA-bashing, about the effectiveness of security measures. I don't expect perfection, I do expect effort. I appeciate that there are arguments about whether the present measures are effective/relevant/necessary. I am realistic about how safe we really are should someone mount a concerted effort.

Frankly, I expect the terrorists are lapping it all up - watching the civilised world wrap itself up in procedure and red tape.