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Old September 13th, 2008, 06:53 AM posted to rec.travel.air
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Default No laser pointers through security?

Mxsmanic wrote:
Irwell writes:


If not, it should be. Keeping any potential dangerous
items out of the cabuin is good thinking. A harmless looking
lecture aide tool could easily have been modified to
pack a blinding laser beam capable of knocking out the
crew.



How?




By increasing the number of batteries in it from 2 to 826.

It's similar to why you can have 3 ounce bottles, but not 4 ounce bottles.