Why airports' "liquid and gels" rules are absurd

I have never pulled my zip lock bag of toiletries as required according to the TSA rules while going through security at the airport. I enjoy the "show of security" and hoping there is more real security going on than it seems, but I am not an optimist.

Below is a story from salon.com about the topic. Enjoy!

Why airports' "liquid and gels" rules are absurd

As of yesterday, the last thing I had in mind was another airport security rant. But you know how these things go. Just when you think you've seen the worst, you encounter something so head-spinningly stupid that you feel compelled, even obligated, to write about it.

And by you, I mean me.

The safety-scissors incident in Bangkok was depressing enough.

This time, again traveling off-duty as a passenger, I was snagged at a checkpoint for not having my liquids and gels sequestered in the approved, one-quart zip-top bag. Mind you, I never travel with my liquids and gels sequestered in the approved, one-quart zip-top bag, but normally this isn't an issue. I carry a zip-top with me just in case, but until now I've never had to use it.

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When You Argue with Fools…

I find the human's ability to easily ignore rational, logical, and even scientific information to be amazing and at times sad...

Quick blog post from a skeptic blog called "The Rogues Gallery"

Today, the White House released President Obama’s birth certificate, ostensibly to quiet the debate and steer people into focusing on issues that really, you know, matter.

It won’t make any difference.

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Throwing Like a Tim Lincecum - The Atlantic

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