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SRichieR wrote: ↑Fri Jan 10, 2020 12:27 pm And, it's difficult to x-ray and see it's internal contents.

No burning at the stake, but the above is not true.
The machines being used today can CLEARLY see if there is anything(other than a gas) in the cylinders. Photos of these scans have been shown to the highest authorities in the transportation department and there was a "so what" response.

Give the govt an inch and they'll literally take a mile. Logic and scientific reasoning have no effect.

jhmartin wrote: ↑Fri Jan 10, 2020 4:57 pm

SRichieR wrote: ↑Fri Jan 10, 2020 12:27 pm And, it's difficult to x-ray and see it's internal contents.

No burning at the stake, but the above is not true.
The machines being used today can CLEARLY see if there is anything(other than a gas) in the cylinders. Photos of these scans have been shown to the highest authorities in the transportation department and there was a "so what" response.

Give the govt an inch and they'll literally take a mile. Logic and scientific reasoning have no effect.

Maybe there lies the matter, A gas could be ANY gas, even one that could be used for a makeshift explosive device.

Maybe the X-rays can't tell the difference between inert nitrogen, common air and another harmful gas, and the manometer could have been manipulated to show zero pressure.

In spite it bothers me, I can understand that people who aren't specialized could be specially cautious on the matter.

That's IT!!!!
No hollow items should be allowed on any civilian passenger aircraft!

Even pure compressed oxygen gas could be a problem in a small space.