Security FAIL: Mythbuster Says He Passed TSA Scan With 12-Inch Razor Blades

The Blaze ^ | November 23, 2010 | Meredith Jessup

[Errant]

Since airport security horror stories seem to be the prevalent news item at the moment, Eyeblast released this video Tuesday which shows Adam Savage speaking to an audience at an event called wOOtstock 2.0 in Seattle last May. Savage, of Mythbusters fame, claims that he accidentally passed through one of the new controversial full-body scanners carrying two “12-inch razor blades.”

[Hulka]

Actually my post was misdirected. (Multi-tasking this morning).

I was responding to http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2632265/posts

Apology.

[BelegStrongbow]

Just butting in here, but if enough people who would have flown instead take other transport, then airline revenues would drop and they might become unstable enough to permit the govt to take them over.

Long-shot, yeah. Should take too long to happen because Obama only has two more years to nail the country down as his personal fief.

[Hulka]

Interesting thought.

Taking over the airlines sounds a lot like what the government did with AMTRAC. . .government takeover and we see how well that is run. /sarc.

I would not fly if I had a true choice.

I did stop flying for “pleasure” (vacation) after 9-11 and being merely buying a ticket made me a suspected criminal.

I have to fly on business (international). Would like to drive but I keep getting awfully wet on my way to the UK.

[Hulka]

Oh, and here's a thought (put on tin-foil hat): Many have noted that The One appears to not care about running in 2012, based upon his arrogant policy positions and his “I'd rather be a one-term president” approach. Perhaps he doesn't plan to run because he plans something else to suspend the elections? Heck, “they” accused George W of the same thing so turn-about is fair play, especially because in The One’s case, he is actively taking away our rights. . . just a muse. . .

[BelegStrongbow]

Well, I have to agree with you on all that. I just flew for pleasure down to FL and back to NC. The TSA people I had to deal with were pleasant, efficient and non-intrusive. From the brou-ha-ha, I’m figuring they’ve all been replaced in the few weeks since I went.

I was always planning for that to be my last flight anywhere. Until the current regime is replaced and the minions thrown from powers of any authority greater than street-sweeper, I’m going to stick with the resolution.

[BelegStrongbow]

For that to work a major infrastructure system has to be seriously damaged. Perhaps an actual attack on a US city? Perhaps a precipitated WS crash (like the Sep 08 one)?

These people make Machiavelli look like a choir boy, so hardly anything is out of range. I would guess the only impediment would be convincing them that any further moves will be summarily dealt with. Credible threat and all that. Of course, to make that threat reasonable, we would need a few more political leaders with adequate spinal strength.

Which is why I don’t dismiss your thoughts out of hand. Not that they aren’t tinfoil, but that it’s getting harder and harder to dismiss the irrational as being probable.