vrijdag 8 juli 2011

Blog - A Bomb-Proof Bag to Foil Terrorists

Blog - A Bomb-Proof Bag to Foil Terrorists: "

How can a bag be bomb-proof? Try coating it with a bizarre fluid that hardens under sudden force.


In November, a suitcase was nearly loaded onto the hold of an Air Berlin flight bound to Munich from Namibia. At the last moment, an x-ray scanner uncovered some anomalies in the suitcase--namely, it contained a device made up of batteries, wires, a fuse, and a ticking clock. Though ultimately authorities determined there were no explosive materials in the device, Spiegel Magazine reported that the event could have been a dry run by terrorists looking to sneak a bomb into the hold of an airplane.




"And you shouldn't handle that bag to hard, like the luggage-employees do on an airport.