RE: Monkeywrenching airport security

2001-11-18 Thread Eugene Leitl
On Sat, 17 Nov 2001, David Honig wrote: At 10:57 AM 11/17/01 -0800, Sandy Sandfort wrote: Airport chemical sniffers apparently look for the signature of nitrogen compounds, not explosives, per se. I've often wondered how many weekend Unless they look for nitrogen in bulk of the specimen

RE: Monkeywrenching airport security

2001-11-18 Thread David Honig
At 11:51 AM 11/18/01 +0100, Eugene Leitl wrote: gardeners have gotten hassled and delayed because of trace amounts of ammonia-based fertilizers on their person and effects. If you plan to fly, Salts are different from traces of uncombusted nitrocellulose deposited on any surface of a nearby

RE: Monkeywrenching airport security

2001-11-17 Thread Sandy Sandfort
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Subject: Monkeywrenching airport security Walk into an airport in baggy pants with powdered expolosives in a leg bag which can slowly be dispersed as you walk... Airport chemical sniffers apparently look for the signature of nitrogen compounds, not explosives, per

re: Monkeywrenching airport security

2001-11-17 Thread citizenq
How useful. That'll really, I mean REALLY show 'em who's boss, as they shut the airport down and strand thousands of hapless travelers who I am sure will really understand your idiotic point. Which is ... ? Shit, all it takes is for you to put on some sneakers, run rapidly past the security

RE: Monkeywrenching airport security

2001-11-17 Thread Jonathan Wienke
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2001 10:58 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Monkeywrenching airport security [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Subject: Monkeywrenching airport security Walk into an airport in baggy pants with powdered expolosives in a leg bag which can slowly

RE: Monkeywrenching airport security

2001-11-17 Thread David Honig
At 10:57 AM 11/17/01 -0800, Sandy Sandfort wrote: Airport chemical sniffers apparently look for the signature of nitrogen compounds, not explosives, per se. I've often wondered how many weekend gardeners have gotten hassled and delayed because of trace amounts of ammonia-based fertilizers on

Re: Monkeywrenching airport security

2001-11-17 Thread Tim May
On Saturday, November 17, 2001, at 05:41 PM, David Honig wrote: At 10:57 AM 11/17/01 -0800, Sandy Sandfort wrote: Airport chemical sniffers apparently look for the signature of nitrogen compounds, not explosives, per se. I've often wondered how many weekend gardeners have gotten hassled