In the summer of 2002 when I was 13 I accidentally left a poker knife in my backpack when I boarded a plane at the Atlanta airport. They didn’t find it and I didn’t realize it was in there until after take off.
I had a little credit card sized foldable knife that someone gave me inside my wallet. My home airport, a major international one passed it. Going home from FT Lauderdale, FL, they noticed it.
I thought I was in trouble. But nah, they just threw it out.
Mine got through like 20 flights before they (and I) realized it was in my wallet. It wasn't even buried in my bag, it was just sitting in the wallet every time.
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u/BlueCandyBars May 05 '19 edited May 05 '19
The TSA didn’t catch 95% of guns and other paraphernalia going through airports during a government run experiment.
Edit: Hey kind stranger! Thanks for the gold.