The TSA is well-known for its sometimes-questionable decision-making in the case of what can and can’t fly. This week, one Call Of Duty fan discovered the exhausting method that duplicate bombs are one of many many objects that can not be introduced onto an plane… even when stated duplicate seems to be extra like a monkey than a bomb.
In a current put up on the official Transport Security Administration Facebook page, the TSA revealed it had confiscated a duplicate Monkey Bomb from a passenger at Boston Logan Worldwide Airport. The merchandise in query is, after all, not an actual bomb, however a duplicate of the amusing monkey-based grenade featured in a variety of Call Of Duty titles, together with Black Ops 6.
“On at this time’s episode of #ProhibitedItemsWeek, we current Call of Duty: Baggage Ops,” the TSA shared on Fb. “Our officers at Boston Logan Worldwide Airport (BOS) had a ‘What the frag?!?’ second once they found this duplicate explosive system in a passenger’s checked bag. This monkey might rack up factors in a recreation, however in actual life, depart the gear in your loadout display screen, not your baggage. Replica weapons and explosives, regardless of how cool or collectible, aren’t allowed in both carry-on or checked baggage.”
The duplicate in query seems to be the Cable Guys Call Of Duty Monkey Accessory Holder, which is supposed to carry telephones, console controllers, and different digital equipment. However with three sticks of (clearly faux) C4 strapped to its again, the merchandise apparently nonetheless counts as a “duplicate explosive,” and is thus banned from each carry-on baggage and checked baggage. Anybody who needs to journey with their monkey-based duplicate explosive (and all different duplicate weapons) must mail these objects to their closing vacation spot.
To date, it isn’t but clear who the confiscated Monkey Bomb duplicate belongs to, however they’re prone to be disenchanted (and greater than a bit confused) once they arrive at their vacation spot solely to search out that their beloved exploding monkey duplicate is mysteriously absent from their checked bag. (Curiously, one can travel with a real gun in their carry-on bag, so long as they put together the required paperwork.)
Alas, that is removed from the strangest factor the Transport Safety Administration has confiscated from passenger baggage. In response to the TSA, peanut butter is technically a liquid, and the company regularly posts odd (and amusing) prohibited merchandise finds on its Instagram page in addition to its Fb web page.