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On Thursday, September 13, 2001, at 08:48 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> --
> On 12 Sep 2001, at 19:24, Steve Schear wrote:
>> The knife ban won't work against anyone with even a smidgen of
>> metal detector knowledge. Anyone can purchase a razor sharp
>> ceramic knife like this one
>> http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:Rd6ExOvaDz8:www.smarthome.
>> com/9126.html+ceramic+knife&hl=en
>
> Better still, this lovely little ceramic knife
> http://www.argussupply.com/images/boker-2040.gif is street legal
> in California. Get one now!
I've had that exact Boker ceramic knife for about 5-7 years now.
Of no use for bypassing metal scanners, as the case/handle is titanium.
(Titanium is not ferromagnetic, but metal detectors work by inducing
eddy currents, which is why aluminum is detected by metal scanners.)
Furthermore, the blade is alumina (aluminum oxide, Al2O3) and should
show up clearly on x-ray scans. So should the titanium.
More interesting are the various plastic knives the CIA has used for
many decades. Hard enough to cut flesh, but won't show up on either
metal detectors or x-ray scans. (Sen. Feinswine: "We must put an end to
the unauthorized use of plastic. We must enact a ban on discussion of
these Undetectable Assault Knives. It's for the children!")
The next set of hijackers will carry quick-acting cyanide solutions in
aerosol spray bottles: spraying a couple of stewardesses will be as
effective in terrifying the rest as stabbing them was in this recent
attack.
--Tim May
