Citing “Security Concern,” Airport Officials Seize Child’s “Fart Gun”
If you have young children, chances are you have seen the movie Despicable Me and are familiar with the “Fart Gun.”
Recently, a mom flying from the UK to Dublin with her three-year-old child had a brush with airport security over her child’s toy Fart Gun. Apparently the plastic toy’s trigger is a “security concern.”
The security officer – who even admitted his own child has a similar fart blaster at home – explained to the mother and her tot that the “trigger mechanism” was against policy and therefore would not be allowed on the airplane, despite the fact that it only made farting noises and didn’t actually emit farts.
According to the article, it was suggested to the mother she contact the airline to discuss the return of the toy. While it may be a good thing the toy cannot actually produce noxious gases similar to farts, one must admit this situation stinks.
Poster Comment:
We were working Security at a Northwestern football game in the student section. I cut a stinky fart, and there was a girl in the stands waving her hand in front of her face. The black guy told me, "Eat some more beans, Tex." ROTFLOL