I've made no secret of my love for the Transportation Security Administration's Instagram account in the past, as I love seeing the crazy stuff travelers try to smuggle onto flights on their person/in their carry-ons. This week, we got to see two winners from Oakland: one from last week, and a Greatest TSA Hit from 2013.
According to the TSA, last week a traveler at Oakland Airport tried to fly with this vaguely "Samurai"sh sword in his carry-on — that is, until a TSA worker caught it. "All knives and swords are prohibited from being packed in carry-on bags," the TSA reminds passengers. "However, they may be packed in checked bags."
Yesterday, the TSA Throwback Thursdayed us with the above gem, saying that back in 2013 a single Oakland Airport passenger tried to fly with the above "plethora of prohibited martial arts items in his carry-on bag including swords, knives, throwing stars, a grappling hook, and more!"
A grappling hook? Guess this is why Bruce Wayne never flies commercial.
