TSA Relaxing Rules on Snow Globes at Airports

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Souvenir hunters rejoice: Later this summer, you will able to pack snow globes in your carry-on luggage when you go to the airport.

Transportation Security Administration officers will permit the items as long as they are packed in a passenger's plastic, quart-sized, resealable bag along with other gels and liquids.TSA will permit snow globes "that appear to contain less than 3.4 ounces (of liquid), which is approximately the size of a tennis ball," spokesperson David Castelveter said, "but only if the entire snow globe, including the base, is able to fit in the bag.

"And it has to be the same bag. You don't get a 3-1-1 bag and a snow-globe bag," he added.

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[disneyholic family]

can you explain to me the point of the ziplock bag?

does it have some sort of power against terrorist attacks?

 

[monkistan]

can you explain to me the point of the ziplock bag?

does it have some sort of power against terrorist attacks?

scientifically speaking, i believe the ziplock bag has similar protective effects that duct tape has at preventing terrorism...

 

[sayhello]

can you explain to me the point of the ziplock bag?

does it have some sort of power against terrorist attacks?

I think the point of the ziplock bag is to limit the amount of liquid you can carry on. If you just say "the container has to be 3.5 oz" there's nothing to stop someone from carrying on 100 3.5 oz bottles. Which kind of defeats the whole purpose. There's only so many bottles you can fit in a one quart ziplock bag.

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