Ahh, our devoted TSA. Diligent and alert and always reasonable, we salute you. Yes, take a gander at this blog entry about the intense, thoughtful discussion that went on recently at an American airport over the question of whether a cheesecake constitutes gel or some other liquid.
One can imagine the deep philosophical questions that arose, the scientific thread of the debate. To wit: “isn’t a cheesecake is made of cheese? And cheese starts as milk, which is most definitely a liquid.” Or: “Under intense heat the cheesecake could in fact melt, turning it into a liquid-like substance, a substance that could clearly be missed with C-4, this making cheesecake extremely potentially dangerous.
Well, as you’ll read, saner heads prevailed. But at least we go int the new year knowing our government agencies are constantly hard at work keep you, me, us, safe. God bless them.