Thursday, July 20, 2006
Anti-terror cutlery for airline security theater
A UK company is selling "anti-terror" cutlery that will help you cherish the illusion that air travel is made safer by confiscating arbitrary lumps of metal (while allowing business travelers to lug around several pounds of highly volatile lithium in their laptops), because, you know, terrorists hate silverware.
The company, Arthur Price, said it was the first to design such a set, intended for use by business-class customers, replacing plastic cutlery. The knives, forks and spoons have been created to specifications based on new British Department for Transport guidelines that have their origin in security concerns.Link (via Megnut)The knives have a rounded rather than a sharp end and measure no longer than 2.36 inches, or 6 centimeters, while the forks have prongs no longer than half that.
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