“What if I accidentally forgot to leave the stainless steel cutout with a ruler, can opener, screwdriver, saw, and a couple blade edges on it?”
…nah, I always carry it in my wallet, right next to the firestarter fresnel lens.
I carried one of those utility cards in my wallet for years, it almost always got through airport security, 5 or 6 times it was fine, once it got taken out, looked at, and put back in, then eventually they took it. RIP card.
If you manage to hijack an airplane using a credit card sized multitool, honestly you should be given that plane and a medal.
At Singapore Airport, there is a huge sign above the immigration gates announcing that drug possession carries the death penalty. Every time I pass through I start questioning how sure I am that I don’t have any drugs on me. (I don’t use drugs or live with anyone who does, and packed my bags myself and didn’t leave them out of my sight, which is about >99.99% certainty, though that >0.01% bears a heavy weight.)
Makes me think of this movie
Someone could’ve hidden some stash in your bag while you weren’t looking, hoping to recover it post landing. So keep an eye on your luggage.
And even if not, how do you know you didn’t step on a tiny yet detectable grain of hashish on the way to the airport? Someone ended up in jail in Dubai for “smuggling” such a grain on the sole of their shoe.
I actually had this my mind thought “did I bring a firearm?” after I saw a sign saying it would be a criminal offense to bring one through security, when I don’t have any firearms at all in my possession.
“Must not look suspicious, don’t do anything suspicious, you’re not suspicious.”
Proceed to give the fakest and most strained smile in history to airport security and get pulled aside… again.
Congratulations, we’ve put you on a list.
– Your FBI Agent
On a serious note, I once saw a video from a security conference of some sort where the presenter explained he flies with firearms in the US because he can (and is actually required) to use real locks on his luggage.
