After enduring a particularly invasive trip through airport security, white-hat hacker Evan Booth wondered if it was possible for terrorists to craft deadly weapons using only items for sale at the duty free shops and newsstands beyond the TSA checkpoints. After fashioning a fully functional shotgun with Axe body spray, Red Bull cans, and nine volt batteries, the answer turns out to be a decisive, anus-clenching, yes.
This quirky quartermaster has cracked coconuts using nunchucks made from dental floss, copies of US Weekly, and souvenir magnets purchased at Hudson News. A hair dryer, umbrella, and braided rope made from condoms became a makeshift crossbow. And while he has yet to figure out how to weaponize a Cinnabon, his arsenal of deadly weapons and step-by-step building instructions, collectively titled Terminal Cornucopia, should strike fear in the hearts of frequent flyers.
Booth’s creations have a Mujahideen meets MacGyver vibe, but the design choices are carefully considered. The large, lithium-ion batteries in laptops are basically useless for destructive purposes, but tiny amounts of elemental lithium scraped from the inside coin cells can create huge fires and toxic gases when mixed with water. Whiskey is theoretically flammable; however, travel-sized cans of Barbasol pack more punch. His devices are refined in a terrifying process of trial and error to maximize their ability to injure passengers, breach the cockpit, or destroy the plane.
Magazines, Scotch tape, and batteries make up the bulk of Booth’s materials, but he believes the most interesting elements come from regional gift shops. Geodes for sale in Phoenix’s Sky Harbor airport are both heavy and sharp while Statue of Liberty tchotchkes from LaGuardia make excellent spikes and shrapnel. More + video...
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This quirky quartermaster has cracked coconuts using nunchucks made from dental floss, copies of US Weekly, and souvenir magnets purchased at Hudson News. A hair dryer, umbrella, and braided rope made from condoms became a makeshift crossbow. And while he has yet to figure out how to weaponize a Cinnabon, his arsenal of deadly weapons and step-by-step building instructions, collectively titled Terminal Cornucopia, should strike fear in the hearts of frequent flyers.
Booth’s creations have a Mujahideen meets MacGyver vibe, but the design choices are carefully considered. The large, lithium-ion batteries in laptops are basically useless for destructive purposes, but tiny amounts of elemental lithium scraped from the inside coin cells can create huge fires and toxic gases when mixed with water. Whiskey is theoretically flammable; however, travel-sized cans of Barbasol pack more punch. His devices are refined in a terrifying process of trial and error to maximize their ability to injure passengers, breach the cockpit, or destroy the plane.
Magazines, Scotch tape, and batteries make up the bulk of Booth’s materials, but he believes the most interesting elements come from regional gift shops. Geodes for sale in Phoenix’s Sky Harbor airport are both heavy and sharp while Statue of Liberty tchotchkes from LaGuardia make excellent spikes and shrapnel. More + video...
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