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		jandrewrogers 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Heathrow scraps liquid container limit No, you can’t bring down a plane with a small fire. If that was possible terrorists would use a newspaper and a lighter.

angry_octet 3 months ago [–]

A small fire in the right place (like a wiring loom) can definitely bring down a plane, but generally attackers don't have the specialist knowledge to achieve that, and those places are not easily accessible between meal services.

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