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US Authorities Delay New Knives-On-Planes Policy
Last month, the US Transportation Security Administration announced that it was going to allow travellers to carry knives on planes once more, and the new rule was supposed to come into action on April 25. However, the TSA has delayed the introduction of the policy — and it’s not clear now when the new rule will actually take effect.
Watching Bats Fly In Slow Motion Reveals Biological Badassery
We all know about echolocation, but way more is happening when a bat takes flight, and some bats don’t echolocate at all. So how do they have so much precision in their flying and what’s different about bats and birds?
FAA: No, You Can’t Take Down A Plane With An Android App
Remember how the internet got itself all riled up a few days ago when it found out that it would only take one rogue Android user to hack and take over an entire plane? Yeah, about that — it’s not true.
Making Weapons From Airport Duty-Free Stores
It’s widely acknowledged that the purpose of airport security isn’t to protect passengers from harm — it’s to stop major in-flight attacks that take down the plane. That doesn’t stop airports imposing plenty of silly security rules, but a report in Dutch newspaper Nu reveals just how easy it is to create dangerous tools from airport duty-free stores regardless.
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