At airports in the U.S., liquids have been banned from being carried on board. Yeah, I see: a bottle of water is potentially dangerous, and nobody wants to spend all day testing and swapping spit from the ends of the Earth to ensure security.
But what about wax? Wax is a solid that does not require high temperature to melt.
Banned or not?
Well, according to the brilliant airport security personnel (pick any U.S. airport), wax is not allowed on board a plane because it is a liquid in solid form.
A liquid in solid form.
Are these people listening to themselves?
For that matter, my belt buckle should not be allowed on board, because steel is a liquid too. No rocks either; we know they're just liquid within those things called volcanoes.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
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