Evan Roth has been putting metal plates with messages and symbols cut into them into his carry-on luggage when he goes through security at the airport.
Here's Roth's idea, which he calls "TSA Communication" and tells me has already made it through three trial airport runs: Take a metal plate, stencil and cut out a message -- words or an image -- place the plate at the bottom of your carry-on bag, and watch what happens as the TSA employee operating the airport X-ray machine notices ... or doesn't notice.
So far, he's used plates with outlines of the American flag, a "NOTHING TO SEE HERE" message, and something he calls The Exact Opposite Of A Box Cutter, a plate with a box cutter shape cut out of it. (
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# Peeves said,
So you make it harder for a random worker to do their job because you disagree with policies of people who are far removed from the process? It's funny reading how he justifies how much importance he puts into his annoying project. Also, we've had our bags screened way before terrorism was such a political tool. I'd like SOME way to think I'm somewhat safe during the miraculous event of human flight.