News: Could flight restrictions on liquids be lifted?

Yes, please.

Oh, and thanks for video news. This is so comfortable: Why read when you can watch?

So, as the video explains they're going to use a new scanning device in airports that can analyse the content of bottles without opening them. Thus, it's possible that they'll finally lift the restrictions on liquids for flights. They've just started a trial period in 65 airports. Let's hope it receives positive feedback so we can avoid dumb arguments about plastic bags and 100 ml bottles on our upcoming flying trips. And maybe someday they'll accept handcuffs as well. Just saying.

I kind of do understand why they are this strict with liquids in our hand baggage. Around two weeks ago I participated in a little science fair in Girona (we literally had a homemade cloud chamber, one type of particle detector; I might explain that next term in the bl- wait...). There was one teacher from one the schools or universities around who made some simple physics and chemistry experiments and demonstrations. One of them was pretty... impressive.

He took one of those sticks that teachers used before as pointers for the blackboard in class. Then he told us that one day, when he still had one of them, his students were talking all the time. He told them to be quiet, but they wouldn't shut their mouths. He kept warning them, without success, until he finally said: "And then I let the pointer drop just like this" And while he was explaining he let the pointer drop just on its pointing end and then we heard a KABOOOOOOM. And I even saw the little explosion. I saw the fire. It was hilarious. Afterwards he revealed that he had put a very tiny quantity of a liquid explosive on the pointer. And precisely because it's that easy to do, they're so untolerant about liquids on flights.

Nonetheless, why only 100 ml and why a plastic bag? How does that help? If such a minuscule amount is already enough, shouldn't they prohibit liquids completely? Not that I want to convince of this idea... I guess there's a reasonable explanation for this. At least I hope.

However, you know how this scanning device works that they're trying to use now?

You don't?

Particle physics ;P

Well, at least I suppose.

Because I know that they use particles to determine the authentity of old wine so they don't have to open the bottle, which would make it lose its value. And this is practically the same application.

Now come and tell me particle physics isn't good for anything, tehehe.

Oh, the video also features another report about a tourist attraction in Shanghai which consists of a house that's turned upside down, which you can enter. 

Suprisingly enough, this is a copy of another house like that in Germany. China... One of my friends even saw one of these houses (didn't go inside though, too expensive). I must be fair, they're more copies of that attraction in other places in Germany as well.

No new words this time, sorry. Tehehe.