Beware of credit card knives.

[Gohard]

Credit card knives capable of 'taking over plane' seized at airports

http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/32991758

[gregozedobe]

I believe Oz customs are treating them as a prohibited import as well - supposedly classified as a "concealed weapon" or some such.

[Sea Monster]

"It's sounds almost harmless but in the wrong hands a credit card knife could be a weapon of mass destruction on a plane," he said.

Fear is what "takes over a plane", not a knife.

If I can persuade the pilot (and copilot, and staff, and all the passengers) that I'm deadly with a set of keys, or a toothpick, then I can take over the plane.

Aside from what I can achieve with all the perfectly (currently) legal to fly items - The classier airlines use metal cutlery anyway.


But, Australians (or Australian Politicians) have never been anything if not terminally ignorant and alarmist, so by all means - Creditcard knives are the new smallpox.


 


(Having said that - All these people should really know the current laws, and it's not exactly a secret about what you can't take on a plane these days, so whilst I'm not a believer than this is the devils own work, I don't think anyone who got their stuff confiscated has much of a leg to stand on - It wouldn't have killed them to put it in checked baggage, or leave it at home)

[ReamerPunch]

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It's sounds almost harmless but in the wrong hands a credit card knife could be a weapon of mass destruction on a plane

Thank you for keeping us safe. 

[PTRSAK]

I believe Oz customs are treating them as a prohibited import as well - supposedly classified as a "concealed weapon" or some such.

Falls into the same class as a "sword stick" walking cane.
Basically any bladed implement disguised to look like something else.  Swiss card is actually a bit of a grey area

Ironically those pocket knives that look like a shotgun shell also fall into this category by the letter of the law.

[Grant Lamontagne]

"It's sounds almost harmless but in the wrong hands a credit card knife could be a weapon of mass destruction on a plane," he said.

Fear is what "takes over a plane", not a knife.

If I can persuade the pilot (and copilot, and staff, and all the passengers) that I'm deadly with a set of keys, or a toothpick, then I can take over the plane.

Aside from what I can achieve with all the perfectly (currently) legal to fly items - The classier airlines use metal cutlery anyway.


But, Australians (or Australian Politicians) have never been anything if not terminally ignorant and alarmist, so by all means - Creditcard knives are the new smallpox.


 


(Having said that - All these people should really know the current laws, and it's not exactly a secret about what you can't take on a plane these days, so whilst I'm not a believer than this is the devils own work, I don't think anyone who got their stuff confiscated has much of a leg to stand on - It wouldn't have killed them to put it in checked baggage, or leave it at home)

Be careful what you say, or they will make keys and toothpicks illegal too!

Def

[Don Pablo]

Nah boss, if they do that, its a short step to banning long nails(deadly to eyes) and fingers in general.   

[Grant Lamontagne]

Nah boss, if they do that, its a short step to banning long nails(deadly to eyes) and fingers in general.   

More fingers are used every year to pull the triggers of guns used in the commission of crimes than all other body parts combined.  They should be restricted so that only the Police and military can have them.  Then they should disband the military and police so that there will be no reason to have wars or crime anymore.

Def

[Don Pablo]

But then they need to ban toes, because some people have agile toes that could be used to pull a trigger!