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the airline's policy is no fluid above 3.5 oz. my shaving gel was more than that, so they tried taking it away. I started arguing about the definition of a fluid. a fluid is either a liquid or gas. if I can prove my shaving gel is a solid, then I should be able to keep it. it was going to comedown to if it was a solid or a liquid. i told them that a solid is defined as having definite shape and volume while a liquid is defined has having definite volume but no definite shape. so, it came down to if my shaving gel has definite shape. I told them definite shape was defined as having the lack of ability to flow. can the molecules in my gel flow or not? when you put some gel on my hand, it does not move. it piles higher and higher. the weight of increased gel may change the shape of the gel, but that's because you're applying a force to it. if my gel had no definite shape, then it would run down my hand, not pile up. therefore, my gel does not have free flow. thus, my gel has definite shape and it is a solid, so your 3.5 rule doesn't apply to it because it is not a fluid.
well, they didn't really care. they took it away anyway. I should have been correct, though!
here's the kicker: they overbooked my flight and i didn't get a seat, which is why I'm on SDN right now waiting 3 days for the next flight, which I'm really pissed about since 3 days of my spring break trip are gone, but anyways, on my way out I went up to the security and asked for my shaving gel back. if they are going to screw me over by overbooking, I'm at least going to get my shaving gel back I just bought an hour before.
I got my shaving gel back. 👍
well, they didn't really care. they took it away anyway. I should have been correct, though!
here's the kicker: they overbooked my flight and i didn't get a seat, which is why I'm on SDN right now waiting 3 days for the next flight, which I'm really pissed about since 3 days of my spring break trip are gone, but anyways, on my way out I went up to the security and asked for my shaving gel back. if they are going to screw me over by overbooking, I'm at least going to get my shaving gel back I just bought an hour before.
I got my shaving gel back. 👍