Pop can bomb

dangerous · Post by **dangerous** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 6:23 am

So I was flying on a large Canadian regional airline the other day. When offered a drink, I asked for a can of ginger ale. The flight attendant said that she wasn't supposed to give me the whole can because I could make a bomb out of the can. I'm just wondering if this is an SOP or if she made it up herself. I've been offered the can several times by other flight attendants.

In case you're wondering, she did end up giving me the whole can after I promised not to make a bomb. The flight landed without further incident.

wtf_over · Post by **wtf_over** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 6:27 am

Low cost carrier trying to keep costs down.

dashx · Post by **dashx** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 8:18 am

I promised not to make a bomb

How old was this person? Or more correctly how naive was she/he?

BoostedNihilist · Post by **BoostedNihilist** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 8:50 am

flying4dollars · Post by **flying4dollars** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 8:54 am

BoostedNihilist wrote:You misheard her, she was afraid you were going to make it into a bonG

Conquest Driver · Post by **Conquest Driver** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 9:29 am

These guys have been watching too many episodes of McGiver.

rightseatwonder · Post by **rightseatwonder** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 9:36 am

man, even uttering that word aboardt a flight/in the airport is a terrible idea. being an active flight crew member and using that word in the cabin for anyone to overhear and over react is stupid and irresponsible. All it would take is for someone to freakout and start yelling "BOMB!!! what BOMB!!! ahhhhhhh!!" and youve got a panic on board.

Isn't there signs all over the airports that mention that even joking about a bomb or a hijaking is an offence?

I do think the fact that this is the way it is now sucks but really the F/A should know better.

Snowgoose · Post by **Snowgoose** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 9:42 am

You should have asked for a second can. So if you make the first one into a bomb, you can shake the second up and use it as a fire extinguisher.

Lever · Post by **Lever** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 11:06 am

Maybe she thought you were going to throw a full pack of Mentos into your cola? Now thats a bad ass weapon.

Bank Angle · Post by **Bank Angle** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 1:15 pm

Snowgoose wrote:You should have asked for a second can. So if you make the first one into a bomb, you can shake the second up and use it as a fire extinguisher.

On the serious side of things though, I agree with Rightseatwonder and wouldn't even mention the "B" word, crew member or not!

invertedattitude · Post by **invertedattitude** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 3:36 pm

I think the fact that people are so freaked out by the word "bomb" is pretty pathetic.

Hornblower · Post by **Hornblower** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 4:49 pm

The bombs can be hidden in the can!

http://www.tetesaclaques.tv/video.php?vid=22

et apres ca

http://www.tetesaclaques.tv/video.php?vid=37

Dust Devil · Post by **Dust Devil** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 8:50 pm

Hornblower wrote:The bombs can be hidden in the can!

http://www.tetesaclaques.tv/video.php?vid=22

et apres ca

http://www.tetesaclaques.tv/video.php?vid=37

those links are to some foreign site

Hornblower · Post by **Hornblower** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 11:19 pm

Not yet

Pretty funny none the less!

Driving Rain · Post by **Driving Rain** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 8:44 am

rightseatwonder wrote:man, even uttering that word aboardt a flight/in the airport is a terrible idea. being an active flight crew member and using that word in the cabin for anyone to overhear and over react is stupid and irresponsible. All it would take is for someone to freakout and start yelling "BOMB!!! what BOMB!!! ahhhhhhh!!" and youve got a panic on board.

Isn't there signs all over the airports that mention that even joking about a bomb or a hijaking is an offence?

I do think the fact that this is the way it is now sucks but really the F/A should know better.

I know what you mean. I was in the Winnipeg airport a month ago and lots of people were wearing blue and gold outfits banging drums and shouting go Bombers rather loadly. Police with tazers on ther hips sat smiling at all these folks without a care in the world. Go figure

bob sacamano · Post by **bob sacamano** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 4:07 pm

Driving Rain wrote:I know what you mean. I was in the Winnipeg airport a month ago and lots of people were wearing blue and gold outfits banging drums and shouting go Bombers rather loadly. Police with tazers on ther hips sat smiling at all these folks without a care in the world. Go figure

If it was the Kabul Philharmonic Orchestra/Choir, I think you, as well as we (later on youtube), would have seen a different show unfold.