Nagel Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 We all remember those old scare stories about silicone breast implants that could explode whilst on a plane journey due to reduced pressure in an aircraft. Of course it was a ridiculous urban myth. Well yesterday I was flying home and found myself next to a cosmetic surgeon who had been to Naples for a conference. He told me about the rumour going round in the world of cosmetic surgeons, that there was a doctor working for the Jihadi cause doing operations to put explosive implants in female volunteers as a way of smuggling bombs on to planes. If true, scary He didn't know how the explosives could be detonated which might be the tricky part, but these bombs could be near undetectable. I didn't find the story implausible as drug smugglers have tried similar internal concealment and someone fanatical enough to blow themselves up on a plane would volunteer for the operation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suffragette1 Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 Blimey, that brings a whole new meaning to the term booby trap. That is truly scary and someone may well be getting breasts to die for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Bourne Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 Um, don't bombs have metal bits in them? And aren't sniffer dogs trained to detect these things? Maybe they're plastic explosive implants x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 Surely you'd just need to squeeze the nipple on the detonator? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nagel Posted November 13, 2010 Author Share Posted November 13, 2010 Um, don't bombs have metal bits in them? And aren't sniffer dogs trained to detect these things? Maybe they're plastic explosive implants x There has to be a detonator and presumably some wiring, but I presume these can be small. I don't know enough about it, but I know somone with a metal hip joint who has to explain it every time he goes through security. I imagine metal in the breast region would arouse suspicion and that the airport security people are aware of the threat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suffragette1 Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 There has to be a detonator and presumably some wiring, but I presume these can be small. I don't know enough about it, but I know somone with a metal hip joint who has to explain it every time he goes through security. I imagine metal in the breast region would arouse suspicion and that the airport security people are aware of the threat. Perhaps you have to wear one of these? Whatever next? Exploding tampons? I can imagine everyone suspiciously eyeing any woman with unnatural looking large breasts as you board an aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mj.scuba Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 Sadly this is not new. http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/279747 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/6258137/New-al-Qaeda-body-bombs-that-can-beat-airport-security-are-alarming-terror-experts.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8276016.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melthebell Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 Sadly this is not new. http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/279747 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/6258137/New-al-Qaeda-body-bombs-that-can-beat-airport-security-are-alarming-terror-experts.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8276016.stm gonna say i remember this topic from quite a while back, at least a year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horribleblob Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 ...I can imagine everyone suspiciously eyeing any woman with unnatural looking large breasts as you board an aircraft. I guess it makes a change from lasciviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nagel Posted November 13, 2010 Author Share Posted November 13, 2010 Perhaps you have to wear one of these? Whatever next? Exploding tampons? I can imagine everyone suspiciously eyeing any woman with unnatural looking large breasts as you board an aircraft. The exploding tampons has already been done, at least the male form, see mj.scuba's links. That attack didn't work as the force of the blast was directed downwards, but a woman with explosive imports could bring down a jet by pushing her chest against the inner wall of the jet at the moment of detonation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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