20 Things You Won't Believe People Tried To Take On Flights

It's not just snakes you need to worry about...

Paramount PicturesParamount PicturesThere are certain things that nobody wants to come across on a plane. Liam Neeson. Monkey-fighting snakes. Ian Brown on a bad day. And in this post-9/11 world, we tend to be pretty sheltered from anything dangerous, weird or Mancunia ending up sandwiched between the overhead luggage or squeezed beneath the tray table. Thanks to the brave men and women of the Transport Security Administration - and their international equivalents - you won't be getting anything dodgy that's made of metal, is flammable, or a liquids above 100ml. Or honey, which we all know is the most dangerous sandwich spread. At this point you'd think the rules about what you can and can't take on a commercial airliner would be pretty well known to people, especially since most of them are pretty common sense. Weapons? Explosives? Yeah, it makes sense that we're not allowed them with our carry-on. You'd be surprised though. Some people lack that common sense - or really, any sense. Thanks to the good people of Reddit, now we know about all of the crazy crap civilians try and get through the metal detectors. Paramount PicturesParamount PicturesDozens of frequent fliers and TSA operatives alike managed to step away from the full body scanners for a few minutes of their time to share some of the most downright bonkers items they've seen people try to take on planes. And we're talking totally insane. Things you wouldn't believe anybody would take on a flight, things you wouldn't believe anybody would even own - these are twenty things you won't believe people tried to take on planes.

20. Everything (Including The Kitchen Sink)

Reddit/Pedal For PeaceReddit/Pedal For PeaceHey, sometimes you don't get to do the dishes before your flight, and you don't wanna come home to a dirty kitchen, do you? And sometimes you don't get to "do the dishes" before your flight. Which is a new euphemism we really hope takes off.

19. Bondage Gear

Reddit/Columbia PicturesReddit/Columbia PicturesWe like to think he's still out there, somewhere. Recognising sex toys, keeping his poker face whilst staring at S&M gear, assuming that riding crops are just for horse riding. A hero that never asks for thanks, who spares all perverts from embarrassment, is a martyr to your shame. We call him Totally Chill Pretending That Isn't Bondage Gear-Man.

18. A Lightsaber

Reddit/20th Century FoxReddit/20th Century FoxClearly just forgot to do the "this is not the replica movie prop you are looking for" Jedi mind trick the fifth time. And what's this guy doing on a regular flight anyway? (We can safely assume this is a guy, we reckon). A 747 is pretty fast, but it can't do the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs. And we're not sure if lightsabers count as an electronic device you have to keep switched off during takeoff and landing.
 
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