Just a few hours ago, the Tromsø airport in Norway was evacuated due to a hand grenade found in the luggage (Norwegian link).
The hand grenade was found in the hand luggage of a passenger moving through security. I can only imagine the eyes of the security clerk who discovered it.
Eyes Wide Open comes to mind. Certainly, the Big Red Button was very close indeed.
ALARM!
The hole airport was evacuated, secured and shut down.
Only to be reopened 25 minutes later, when the Grenade was discovered to be a belt buckle!
I got a feeling that the security clerk would wish to move forward and dismiss this event as an error. I for one will go on and order a couple of belts. Imagine the disorder to be created if these buckles keeps trying to enter the airports around the world!
Obviously, when it becomes customary to wear and carry grenade look-a-likes as belt buckles, it will be much easier to bring actual grenades hidden as a buckle. So, sometimes soon, I predict the politicians to enforce a
"No Grenade look-a-like Belt Buckles allowed on Airports!"
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Edit: Just read about the complete opposite experience at the Digital Soapbox! Thanks, Rafal!
Sam, this is incredible. I
Add to shopping list:
Kai - I was watching a tv
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