Ok, now I have seen everything. Apparently the TSA is concerned about anyone who brings a remote controlled toy on the plane citing that it can be modified to remotely detonate a bomb. Maybe I'm not the smartest person in the world and maybe I just don't get it.. but shouldn't the TSA be screening for bombs anyway? Am I stupid or are they stupid? It seems to me that finding the bomb should be their focus more so than something that can be used to detonate it. Here's the link to an article I read:
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So why couldn't an iPod, phone, laptop, etc. trigger a bomb?Comment
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^^ ahahaha
Say what you want.. people are more paranoid than anything else.Comment
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TSA should have their skulls caved inComment
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Seriously, people are so godamn paranoid it pisses me off. Nobody is going to detonate a bomd with an RC car remote, so chill the F out.Comment
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Actually this was just in an article on the BBC yesterday. Somehow RC car stuff has bandwidth outside of what we block in convoys in the greater Sandbox, so there's been a real scare from the enlisted since the tin can/glow plug on a stick thing is worthless anymore, and that Blue-whatever scanner can't pick up whatever is going on with RC car parts.
Domestically I'm sure it's not a big deal, but if it's a known part for a detonator, what's not to wait until a plane is full & blow a few right on the tarmac, or at least in whatever the new range is with RC stuff? I'm not up on the latest, but my Pops has a transmitter for his RC plane with crazy distance - more than you would expect a toy to do.
The difference between toys & technology is so blurred anymore - anyone remember when Sony Playstation2 / PS2 memory cards were being used for rocket guidance? Cheap, durable chips - whodathunk?
IDK, I'm far more worried about slackass security than too much in the sky. If I really need to to get my RC car with me somewhere I'd just UPS it there & fly on my own. If UPS puts it on a plane, that's their own ass.
I clearly see the suck involved with all this stuff coming up under the veil of "security" - but I'd sooner loose a few liberties & live longer than be wondering if the government is even paying attention.
We have a bullseye on our asses as Americans - at least I think so, so if the government throws down a bunch of rules to keep planes safe, I'll go with it.
I go with this RC part ruling over banning nail clippers anyhow.
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they are worried about this when you can make a very effective taser with a disposable camera... i don't get it.PNW Crew
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But again I would ask how they would allow a bomb to get on the tarmac in the first place? If someone can get explosives into the "secure" area of the airport, the detonation device is the least of our worries. While some kid is being patted down over his Tyco R/C hovercraft, nobody seems to consider that there could be a clock or some sort of countdown device if they manage to get a bomb past security.Comment
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