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2006-08-18 Home Front: WoT

Suspicious Liquid Found at W.Va. Airport

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Posted by Fred 2006-08-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11126 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "liquids were cosmetics"

I always knew that nitro was used for certain heart conditions, but I never knew it could hide those stubborn wrinkles!

Posted by PBMcL 2006-08-18 01:09|| 2006-08-18 01:09|| Front Page Top

#2 I think the real story here is: A Pakistani woman uses cosmetics??? WTF?

Posted by Cherelet Whiter2285 2006-08-18 04:04|| 2006-08-18 04:04|| Front Page Top

#3 This is so bizarre. What kind of chemicals could possible be found as a ingredient in cosmetics that would trigger a response for explosives.

Granted they were probably manufactured in Pakistan; and that in itself raises questions as does the previous points. But I have never heard of anything like it when the products were manufactured in the U.S, Europe or other western countries. I would have expected to have seen this a lot more often.

Any chemists out there have any ideas?

Posted by Delphi2005 2006-08-18 08:31|| 2006-08-18 08:31|| Front Page Top

#4 lube?

Posted by Howard UK 2006-08-18 08:47|| 2006-08-18 08:47|| Front Page Top

#5 Test run to determine sensitivity of our systems.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-08-18 09:49|| 2006-08-18 09:49|| Front Page Top

#6 With a nod to #5: "How much can we get away with putting into this nail polish remover (or whatever) before it is detected?"

I'd want to get a sample of the same brand of cosmetics off the shelf and check the GC signature of each.

Posted by eLarson 2006-08-18 10:37|| http://larsonian.blogspot.com]">[http://larsonian.blogspot.com] 2006-08-18 10:37|| Front Page Top

#7 Here's a random guess. Nail polish remover is acetone, basically. The explosive used in London on 7/7/05 was (tri-)acetone (tri-)peroxide.

Posted by Eric Jablow">Eric Jablow 2006-08-18 10:54|| 2006-08-18 10:54|| Front Page Top

#8 Maybe facial bleach? I think that stuff might have peroxide in it. Also, a lot of other manicure products besides nail polish remover have some pretty vile chemicals in them.

Posted by Swamp Blondie 2006-08-18 11:05|| http://azjetsetchick.blogspot.com]">[http://azjetsetchick.blogspot.com] 2006-08-18 11:05|| Front Page Top

#9 Also, a lot of other manicure products besides nail polish remover have some pretty vile chemicals in them.

No doubt the unnamed Pak mule spends hours before the mirror coiffing herself before she dons the burka. And hard to believe none of the other American women who buy $29 Billion of this junk each year have ever set off the buzzer.

I think we're seeing a lot of catch, tag and release to try to find out where the mules are getting their orders from.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-08-18 11:15|| 2006-08-18 11:15|| Front Page Top

#10 Probably an accurte analysis NS.

Posted by Besoeker 2006-08-18 11:25|| 2006-08-18 11:25|| Front Page Top

#11 If it's not that, and it's just a false positive, well, I'd rather have false positives than false negatives.

Posted by Mike 2006-08-18 11:31|| 2006-08-18 11:31|| Front Page Top

#12 No doubt the unnamed Pak mule spends hours before the mirror coiffing herself before she dons the burka. And hard to believe none of the other American women who buy $29 Billion of this junk each year have ever set off the buzzer.

Look out for racially profiling - bomb sniffing German Shepherd...
RACIST DOG!

Posted by BigEd 2006-08-18 13:58|| 2006-08-18 13:58|| Front Page Top

#13 lol, BigEd. Before I read the part about her being Paki, and seeing as how it was in a West VA airport, I immediately thought the moonshine runners had gotten busted again.

When in West Virginia, do as the ~~hicks~~ West Virginians do, lol.

Posted by BA 2006-08-18 15:16|| 2006-08-18 15:16|| Front Page Top

#14

Aw Honey, 80 gallons of Maybalene?

Posted by 6 2006-08-18 18:01|| 2006-08-18 18:01|| Front Page Top

#15 "Snakes on a Plane."

Posted by Besoeker 2006-08-18 18:58|| 2006-08-18 18:58|| Front Page Top

#16 I suggest they test the stuff on animals.

Posted by JDB 2006-08-18 19:31|| 2006-08-18 19:31|| Front Page Top

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