And the cleaners are probably terrorists Al ----- Original Message ----- From: "RWM" <RWM@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 11:05 AM Subject: Re: Airport Screeners Warned Of New Al-Qaida Explosive > Maybe this will be just the trick to get those onboard pillows cleaned... > > Gerard M Foley wrote: > > > http://framehosting.dowjonesnews.com/sample/samplestory.asp?StoryID=20031014 04050008&Take=1 > > > > Hope the wrap doesn't ruin the link. > > > > Nitrocellulose, guncotton, smokeless powder, is one of the oldest synthetic > > explosives. I'm not sure how you can detonate it if it is in fine > > filaments, as in a pillow, and not compressed. Maybe that's the Al-Qaida > > invention. Sure will burn nice, though. >