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Flash! TSA bans bread!
From: "Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah" <rmslade () shaw ca>
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:28:36 -0700
Following the explosions in two BC sawmills, which experts are speculating may have been caused by fine sawdust caused by excessively dry wood, the TSA has banned any particulate materials, such as sawdust, flour, and icing sugar, to be banned from all flights. http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/04/25/bob-mcdonald-science- sawmill-fires.html Also included in the ban are any objects made from particulate materials, such as particleboard, bread, and icing sugar dusted donuts. (The union representing TSA workers had argued, unsuccessfully, against this last item.) The TSA's Director Of Really Dangerous Stuff also noted that materials with larger particle sizes, such as table salt and sand, were also being included in the ban. At press time, we were still awaiting word on whether computer equipment was to be included in the ban, since silicon chips are commonly said to be made of sand. (Yeah, yeah, I know, don't give the TSA ideas ...) (Dust explosions used to be common, and still happen, in coal mines, sawmills, and granaries. The idea that beetle-killed wood might be at fault is interesting, since sawing dry wood creates smaller particles and more of them, and the existing safety measures may no longer be sufficient. One report quoted a witness to the recent fire who couldn't believe that dust could create such an explosion. I understand that, absent nuclear weapons, the most powerful explosives in the military arsenal are fuel-air explosives [FAE], which are essentially the same thing.) ====================== (quote inserted randomly by Pegasus Mailer) rslade () vcn bc ca slade () victoria tc ca rslade () computercrime org Inside some of us is a thin person struggling to get out, but he can usually be sedated with a few pieces of chocolate cake. victoria.tc.ca/techrev/rms.htm http://www.infosecbc.org/links http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/author/p1/ http://twitter.com/rslade _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
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