@cynep: Haha. I think it goes more to show how people in charge believe the American public to be ignorant and naive. Never mind how accurate they may be...

@Mr Quacker: Plus, they could have just let the mistake fly and most of us would have been none the wiser. It wouldn't have made them look like such doofuses, either...

@Asraiil: Agreed. Given his logic, someone can kill themselves to become a martyr, but god damned if he's going to read that whole document...

@STICH666: I can see that, but his voice definitely reminds me of David Mitchell.

@SpellingNazi: Seriously, I would have killed for one of these back in college. What a party truck that would have made...

@SpellingNazi: All that being said, I really envy the owner of that Bronco. Holy hell, does that sound amazing...

@Craniumz: It's definitely possible that he was holding the camera slightly out of the frame of the mirror and pointing at an angle that didn't really ruin the shot. I've done this a couple of times, but not nearly with the success of this photographer (with an unfortunately colored bathroom).

@pastor.allan: Wow, I just defected from the U.S. because of this description. Canadia, here I come!

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@tomsomething: Good point. I'd also like to point out that due to the underwear bomber, we now have pat downs that should catch something like that in the future, as well as other things potentially hidden on the body.

@verditsgerman: The problem with this argument is that you're assuming that they're not still keeping an eye out for things that are suspicious anyway. This would be like a child in elementary school was habitually kicking another kid with his foot and the teacher bans kicking in the classroom. That's not to say…

@Arken: Considering that I get most of my current events news from Giz as well (I can't stand the sensationalistic bullshit on CNN or MSNBC, etc.), I appreciate the constant updates as well. I'll be flying out next Wednesday, and I'm curious as to what I'll be able to complain about once I step foot in the airport.

@Geisrud: In all honesty, I was the same way. I played the trumpet for about 10 years, and while it wasn't nearly as unwieldy as the tuba for travel purposes, I was still overwhelming cautious about how it was handled during flights. It was usually one of my carry-ons and never left my sight.

@tomsomething: I'm pretty much in agreement with you, and I'm going to make the obligatory hyperbolic analogy simply to play devil's advocate: If we outlaw firearms because people are killing each other with them, people are just going to kill each other with everything else.

I think my goal for the next time I fly is to try to push the limits on all 11 of these measures. Not only will it test consistency, but I can be sure to get some interesting stares and/or glares out of the experience.

@RuckingFetard: Hmm... it seems like the decision on their table (or tablet, eh?) right now is to hurry and produce something that (while inventive and "neat looking") has no real practical use or to copy a good design like the Courier.

@Nikita Dudnik: He's nuts! Crazy in the coconut!

@tim97: Quoting one of my favorite authors, Kurt Vonnegut, "The apocalypse is upon us, and it's about goddamn time."

@lankysob: I still drink these when I need a bender pick-me-up. I extremely appreciate your "pure gasoline mixed with orange cough syrup" analysis. There is absolutely no other way to describe this....

@soldstatic: Not only that, but it's giving the "good" caffeinated malt beverages a bad name. Pretty soon this will end up just like the "cigarette companies make flavored cigarettes to target children!" argument...