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Old May 14, 2008 | 9:43 am
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Originally Posted by txrus
Wasn't sure whether to put this here or in the Newstand

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...exploding.html

My favorite section:
"The device, made from an Oasis soft drink bottle, had to be put together with a remote controlled arm at a government laboratory because the mixture was so volatile, a jury heard."

And the TSA thinks this stuff can be mixed in the airplane lav??
The issue is a matter of risk. The risk that's acceptable to a government lab worker and the risk that's acceptable to a suicide bomber are very different.

The question is not a matter of how risky it is, but whether a sufficient boom could have been made.
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