If every TSA operator has a ' special ' key - how many are around the Underworld, too, doubtless fetching a good price amongst the low-lifes ?
I put my dirty underwear on top.
In the days before liquids were banned, a bottle of red wine showed up in a cabin bag x-ray scanner as a great, black, bottle shaped blob. Cut off the bottom of a bottle of Cabinet Sauvignon, drink the contents - why waste it - line the bottle neatly with kitchen foil - or spray it with black paint - and pack it with explosive !
I never had my bag opened to question the bottle. Can't do it now of course, not even 10 ml of mouthwash or suntan oil.
World's gone mad.