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Old Dec 8, 2006 | 12:56 pm
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VideoPaul
 
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Originally Posted by essxjay
Why would density be an issue? People carry on all sorts of items far more dense than chocolate. Plus, you're talking about solid kilos of chocolate here, but "works of art".

You shouldn't have any problem. Even boxes of chocolate covered cherries and liquor-filled Lindt bars from the duty free make it through just fine.

I remember when this ratcheted up security nonsense took effect they were begging people not to pack foodstuffs, especially cheese and fudge, because the density of these items looked like the signature of plastic explosives on their X-ray machines.

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