Magic Rocks and the TSA
 

I was checking out supplies for a laser engraver and I saw these rocks.

I had a light bulb moment, what if you engraved "Magic Anti-Terrorist Rock" on it and carried it through the checkpoint?

Would a rock that size be seized by the TSA?

Only if it was Aquamarine.:D:D

Every time I hear Aquamarine my mind flashes to a melding of Aquaman and G.I. Joe.

Absolutely, then it would be used in a manner similar to their magic paper. They'd drop it into a pax's drink and if the rock sinks then he's a terrorist.

What if you had one engraved 'liquid'?

Liquid rock is still a liquid and subject to 3.4-1-1. Magma would be challenging because it would melt one's freedom baggie but likely be a solid in time for your gate inspection and secondary.

I think that would cause them to freeze up like Mudd's women in Star Trek.

you can't say kip hawley is an idiot anymore* but you could say, "tsa sucks" and then let them try and take it away from you ;)


*well, you could but since he's no longer the "idiot in charge of the tsa...." ;)

Don't tell TSA that glass is a supercooled liquid. . .:p

So you're telling me it's ICE? Well, then I guess it is ok unless there is any "liquid glass" in it when it is cleared by the TSO...

About as effective as the TSA is at preventing terrorists.

It would *magically* appear on their top secret list as a weapon, and be confiscated. :rolleyes:

What's all this about bringing Magic Rocks onto airplanes? Don't you need to keep the solution really, really still while the crystals are growing? The first hint of turb, and your crystal garden collapses.

If they think it looks like a replica of the fabled Goliath-killing weapon, they'll try that "voluntary surrender" claptrap.

Of course, if you put it in a fancy box with das blinkenlights and engraved M.A.T.R. on the outside, you could sell it to the TSA for the big bucks.

As much as I need the money I was never able to take advantage of fools.

I have a well polished worry stone that I keep in my purse. Maybe I'll leave in it my jeans pocket when I go through security tomorrow night at T1 LAX on my way to Sin City. Shouldn't alarm.

I'll let you know when I get back to the home base.

The rock made it through the expert lane at T1 on Friday night in my pocket and also back in a different pocket at some lane in Terminal D at LAS. Not a glitch.

I spent the money and avoided trouble with the bin hogs on the Super 80 coming home on AA. Damn people get nasty and none of them can count to 3. I mean, hey Vegas ain't that far.

Other than a vicious headache from ominous amounts of Raspberri Absolut from the wake of my stepdads death, it was a wonderful trip.

On my next trip to Hawaii I was thinking of packing a bunch of lava stones in little boxes and giving one to each TSO I came across.

Here comes the curse of Madam Pele to each and every one of them. Once they open their little gift from Hawaii their lips will permanantly curl and they will drool white foam with every sentance. Oops, I forgot, the TSO's already do that. I will have to look for a different curse. :D

For a moment I thought the OP was referring to the latest liquid explosives plot that's been uncovered by the TSA: mixing smuggled on Pop Rocks with on-board Pepsi.