Times of the Islands Spring 2021

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Peanut butter is an oft-confiscated item at TSA checkpoints. That’s
because it is viewed as a liquid, and only 3.4 ounces (100 ml) of a
liquid is allowed. Since the blob of peanut butter shown here is of
the proper amount, it doesn’t make sense to bring an item that is
available everywhere.
In general, according to the TSA website, tools longer
than seven inches are prohibited in carry-on bags,
although that does not explain the drill bits. A deep reading
of the site does explain, however, some of the strange
“yeas” and “nays” of what is allowed; if someone in TSA
decides something can be used as a weapon, it is banned.
And so you cannot take a cutting board with you on the
plane. We suppose that is so you cannot whack someone
with it. Pots and pans are allowed except for cast iron
skillets. (It seems someone was watching “Fried Green
Tomatoes” while drafting the list.)
A liquid by any other name
Liquids seem to be the most-confiscated items, with people
reporting hot sauce, hand cream, luxury hair products
and gourmet honey going into the relinquishment bin
(it’s always the expensive stuff). But the definition of “liquid”
is, well, fluid. For TSA, peanut butter is a liquid. So is
glue (including pipe cement) and caulking. And a Magic
8-Ball—that fortune-telling toy from Mattel—is definitely
a liquid. Actually, all those things, except the 8-Ball, are
allowed in a carry-on bag as long as they do not exceed
3.4 ounces or 100 milliliters. The key is in the amount.
The line between liquid and solid puts other foodstuffs
in jeopardy as well. The “liquid” in fresh eggs is,
yes, less liquid than that in the Magic 8-Ball, but the egg
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