They were going to blow up Gatorade using the IPOD? WTF?

[Nimrod2005]

I saw it on cnn.com

Plotters were to carry a "British version of Gatorade," detonate it with iPod or cell phone, source says



Please lord, helps us...

[Virginia Dare]

1. You see...

this is the kind of crazy shit that just makes DU look ridiculous...:sarcasm:

[meisje]

62. delete

[Kutjara]

2. I just dropped my iPod in some Gatorade...

...and nothing happened. Now my iPod doesn't work. What a rip.

I'm going to try baking my laptop in a streudel next. Something's bound to happen.

[MessiahRp]

9. LOL

:rofl:

Rp

[elehhhhna]

22. LMAO. "what a rip" lololol

[spuddonna]

40. The secret is the cinnamon drizzle... And it has to be a Dell laptop... nt

[Kutjara]

41. I wish you'd told me that before.

I now have a sort of melty, crusty laptop that's stuck to the oven rack. It certainly didn't blow up and it doesn't even taste that good.

Back to the drawing board <eyes family cat>.

[spuddonna]

48. No! Not the cat! They're TOO explosive!!

Are you insane?! You need to start smaller...

Think chihuahuas...

[obreaslan]

47. Did you download the iBomb software from iTunes first?

It won't work without that. Your iPod also has to be playing "You Dropped a Bomb on Me" by the Gap Band for it to detonate.

:freak:

[helderheid]

50. LMAO!!!

Oh God, thank you for that. I needed the belly laugh!

[LSK]

61. Funniest. GD Post. Ever.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Kadie]

66. ROFLMAO

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[KyndCulture]

3. only if you have a tampon and with string to cause ignition.

this is just getting stupid.

[LostinVA]

6. Wow -- I didn't think about tampons - the new rules don't cover those

So what? If it's the first day of your period and you have a long flight, you're supposed to wear frigging training pants or something???

[KyndCulture]

8. Pullups.

I guess so.

[LostinVA]

12. Seriously -- women won't be flying unless they HAVE to

I'd rather drive 1,000 miles than be degraded like this.

[KyndCulture]

15. Yeah ditto but it's nothing new with this admin.

We are chattel.

if you have to carry needed things in a plastic clear bag... that's really WRONG.

[maxsolomon]

21. most men know almost all women always carry tampons & pads.

shouldn't be embarassing. i could give a rip.

[MrCoffee]

13. The burka will hide any unsightly diaper lines.

[elehhhhna]

27. Wear Joe: A Democrat/Independent Candidate is called a Depend .

[Nimrod2005]

33. ROFL.................nt

[Bjornsdotter]

18. I'm gonna wear mine

....like curlers. Haven't decided how to wear the pads yet, I'm still working on it.

Cheers

[blonndee]

23. Elbow and knee pads? n/t

[Gormy Cuss]

25. Stuff your bra with'em

Only go through checkpoints with male TSA employees. The giant boobs will distract them and you'll be able to stroll right through without delay.

:D

[Bjornsdotter]

34. Lol! n/t

[LostinVA]

69. That might work!

[elehhhhna]

28. Sleep mask. Dont' pull your lashes out tearing it off.

[frylock]

37. mutton chops

[uppityperson]

56. need a small child

[Swamp Rat]

68. LOL!!! The Tampon Warrior!!!

How cute!!! :rofl:

I wish there were tampons like that when I was his age. I needed padding for my Medaeval Kitchen Utensil Warrior suit. :D

[dipsydoodle]

19. UK rules cover those

no cartons allowed <they were mentioned> so they'd need to unboxed / unwrapped and carries loose. Hope nobody will make any tacky remarks here.

[elehhhhna]

29. You hoped wrong!

[dipsydoodle]

42. I have visions

of bearded men wearing burques carry tampons to make the act look right. Looking over their shoulders occasionally saying "does my bum look big in the burque "? :)

[LostinVA]

71. UNWRAPPED? How unhygenic.... ugh

[elehhhhna]

26. Long as they're not flight-training pants you're okay.

[Virginia Dare]

35. Somebody posted on another thread

that they dumped out her unopened box of tampons, not sure if it happened today or what.

[KyndCulture]

36. That was me.

Couple months ago at the Minneapolis Airport.

I got the "pulled aside" treatment cause my ID is expired.. BFD I don't have a car.

Was told no "sealed packages" she ripped em open dumped em in the tray and picked threw em with her hands squeezing them.

Then I had to untuck my shirt and show her my bra.

BRA BOMB from the white redhead mother of 2. Oh yeah I look like a terrorist. Too many freckles I guess.

[Virginia Dare]

39. How infuriating and humiliating...

we are all assumed criminals unless we can prove otherwise--what is this world coming to?

[uppityperson]

70. What does a terrorist look like? serious question.

[Fridays Child]

4. I think Bill Gates is behind this.

[Nimrod2005]

5. Lol...Right on!

[Duer 157099]

7. They must watch Mythbusters

Last night the Mythbusters tested the explosive potential of Coke plus Mentos.

That'll be next on the list, just watch

[Javaman]

10. Dang, it's so obvious and you all missed it!!!

McGyver is now part of the al qeda!!!

[KyndCulture]

11. What about pop rocks??

Throw em in that coke you just ordered and all hell will break loose.

[The_Casual_Observer]

14. It only to a few hours for this whole bastard to deflate.

The cycle seems to be getting shorter.

[BluePatriot]

16. Utter bullshit

...but how many people will drink it up? Heh, drink.

Argh, this whole thing wants me to *headdesk*

[mntleo2]

17. Stop It You Guys., Just Stop it!!!

I have snarfed my coffee about every time I scroll down to another post. My nose hurts from spewing it nasally. You are torturing me! Stop it!

:spank: :spank: :spank:
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[elehhhhna]

30. OH SHIT EXPLODING NOSTRILS! Alert the authorities~!

[alcibiades_mystery]

20. Photo of terrorist released!!!

(Seen here far left)

[FSogol]

24. No, it was mentos and Pepsi. I just found a terra training film

http://www.transbuddha.com/mediaHolder.php?id=1017

[Vidar]

31. Red Green & duct tape are held for questioning.

[Vidar]

32. After being waterboarded, duct tape spills the beans.

[readmoreoften]

38. So if you blow up a bottle of gatorade, a plane explodes?

I didn't realize that gatorade destroyed aircraft. We really need to make more resilent flying machines.

[htuttle]

49. What's all this motherfucking Gatorade doing on my motherfucking plane?!!

[ChairmanAgnostic]

51. only if you burp and hick-up at the same time.

of course, a truly destructive event occurs of you pass gass at the same time.

[daleo]

43. At first, I thought this must be a joke

Plane plot involved energy drink, MP3 player, official says
Air travel in chaos after plot to bomb airliners exposed

Thursday, August 10, 2006 Posted: 1844 GMT (0244 HKT)

Manage Alerts | What Is This? WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Terrorists planned to use MP3 players and energy drinks to blow up as many as 10 jetliners bound for the United States, authorities said Thursday.

A senior congressional source said it's believed the plotters planned to mix a "British version of Gatorade" with a gel-like substance to make an explosive that they would possibly trigger with an MP3 player or cell phone.

http://edition.cnn.com/2006/US/08/10/us.security/index.html

On edit - Maybe I am too cynical, but this seems like something from The Onion.

[stray cat]

44. nitroglycerin

[Zynx]

45. Quite possible, but a really bad idea. Liquid nitro = unstable as hell.

That's why dynamite was invented in the first place.

[ikri]

54. To be fair

If you wanted to blow up a plane *whilst you were on board* would you really care that it's highly unstable?

[htuttle]

52. Have you ever actually looked up how to make that?

Other than the obvious problem of trying to smuggle enough nitric acid onto a planet to make it, do you really think that Gatorade is suitable in anyway to make nitroglycerin from?

It's NOT an easy thing to make!

[jakefrep]

46. Maybe that's the stuff....

that spiked Floyd Landis' urine sample.

[AZBlue]

53. No, what you saw on CNN was:

they were going to put an explosive liquid (gasoline, nitroglycerin, etc) in a Gatorade or Powerade bottle and use the electronics in an iPod to set it off. Please don't start irresponsible rumors - there's enough on here already.

[killbotfactory]

55. That's not what the website says

It says they were going to mix a gatorade-like drink with another chemical to make an explosive.

[AZBlue]

59. OK, that's basically the same thing.

Add the chemical....an explosive chemical.. I actually saw that too after my earlier post. Either way, you go boom.

My point is they weren't going to blow up just Gatorade, which is what the OP said.

[uppityperson]

57. Reuters update

http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/articlenews.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2006-08-10T192005Z_01_N10145992_RTRUKOC_0_UK-SECURITY-BRITAIN-USA-SUSPECTS.xml

The suspects arrested in an airline bomb plot in Britain on Thursday had planned to conceal liquid or gel explosives inside a modified sports beverage drink container and trigger the device with the flash from a disposable camera, ABC News reported on its Web site.

The network, citing U.S. sources, also said five additional suspects in the airline bomb plot foiled by British police were still at large and being sought.

"The plotters planned to leave the top of the bottle sealed and filled with the original beverage but add a false bottom, filled with a liquid or gel explosive," ABC said. "The terrorists planned to dye the explosive mixture red to match the sports drink sealed in the top half of the container."...(bit more@link)

[killbotfactory]

58. now that sounds at least plausable

[Nimrod2005]

73. Thanks for posting this...So that I don't look crazy to some!

[geniph]

60. Just make sure you confiscate the Altoids and Diet Coke

those really DO cause explosions. Well, geysers, anyway.

[dr.strangelove]

64. isn't it mentos and diet coke??

[meisje]

63. It's all fun and games until you're floating back to earth with outa chute

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

65. This is the stuff everyone is referring to

Lucozade:



It's basically carbonated water with lots of sugar in it and orange coloring.

[Bluebear]

67. You dropped your chocolate in my peanut butter!!! TERRORIST! nt

[Call Me Wesley]

72. Dell's were always suspicious, and here's proof: