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		gbhn on Oct 30, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: For the First Time, the TSA Meets Resistance I was just told by the nice folks at CNN that 6mg of PETN is enough to blow through solid steel twice as thick as airliner skin. I'm afraid cavity searches are our only option here.

jcromartie on Oct 30, 2010 [–]

I think the CNN report showed 6 grams making a big dent in steel twice as thick as an airliner fuselage.

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