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Old 5th Jan 2008, 00:10
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SIUYA
 
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KSJM.........

You may find that an empty bottle is prohibited if > 100ml, as it is a RECEPTACLE capable of holding liquids.
Not according to DOTARS 'Frequently Asked Questions' No. 6:

6. What about an empty container?

Completely empty containers or vessels are permitted to be carried through the screening point.
See: http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/tra...LAG/faq.aspx#5

I think we all agree with Mr Hat that the people who (God help them) are making these decisions aren't really coming across as 'highly intelligent people' or 'experts' who have carefully planned and thought out this security stuff.

Certainly the 'careful planning' which resulted in the security idiots causing KSJM's friend grief when they discovered her 'new (empty) squeezy ketchup dispenser (those tomato shaped ones)' certainly doesn't appear to have been highly intelligent OR expert!

In this case the dreaded potential tomato sauce container bomb was permitted..............because it was empty!

Oh boy.
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