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The Exploding Underpants plot
Dec. 28th, 2009 04:08 amSome interesting stats on the likelihood of trrrist activity on your US-bound flight (via ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
nwhyte).
In summary, statistically I could make two round trips to Neptune before I could expect to encounter any airborne trrrism. Or indeed space pirates.
Regrettably, I am glad I will not be going near the US until at least mid-February, and even that will be too soon. It seems everyone except the TSA themselves understands that more security theatre is no defence – they even felt it necessary to respond to this XKCD cartoon:
nwhyte).In summary, statistically I could make two round trips to Neptune before I could expect to encounter any airborne trrrism. Or indeed space pirates.
Regrettably, I am glad I will not be going near the US until at least mid-February, and even that will be too soon. It seems everyone except the TSA themselves understands that more security theatre is no defence – they even felt it necessary to respond to this XKCD cartoon:
