Another time, they cleared me to bring a cup through security that had some tiny amount of liquid inside the walls of the cup. But somehow they discovered that I wasn't a fan of their machine that made nude pictures of people, and so they reconsidered and confiscated the cup. That was a close one. I was almost able to take a Christmas present back home with me.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago

Say what you will, they've never let me bring the dangerous bioweapon of bacterial vaginosis on a flight without a thorough inspection. On the other hand it did take two flights for them to notice the pepper spray in my wife's purse that we forgot about. I don't think they've ever noticed her pocket knives that she always forgets to take out.

[–] pupbiru@aussie.zone 3 points 2 days ago

batteries are meant to go in your carry on. you’re not meant to have any batteries in your checked luggage - you’re just meant to put tape over the terminals