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Blue_Tires

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11. Maybe he looked like a ramper?

Reply to skepticscott (Reply #8)

Mon Apr 21, 2014, 12:04 PM

Apr 2014

Last edited Mon Apr 21, 2014, 03:27 PM - Edit history (2)

Security is an illusion, and easily sidestepped with a little initiative and advance planning...Jurisdiction for securing the airport perimeter usually falls to the local police, but the real question is why it took so long for someone to react when the kid was on camera scaling the fence...

Case in point: That kid who casually and easily made it to the top of the New World Trade Center...

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Teen Stowaway Survives 5-Hour Hawaii Flight In Jet Wheel Well [View all] IDemo Apr 2014 OP

Damn... Amazing that he survived. hlthe2b Apr 2014 #1

Wow. He must have been wearing his thermal undies. catbyte Apr 2014 #2

The temperatures at 38,000 feet are extreme liberal N proud Apr 2014 #3

Well, hypothermia may have protected him against anoxia Yo_Mama Apr 2014 #4

That is amazing. nt Gemini Cat Apr 2014 #5

It's more common than you think Blue_Tires Apr 2014 #12

Damn - high altitude mountaineers acclimate for weeks to survive the low air pressure on top of MillennialDem Apr 2014 #6

No dkhbrit Apr 2014 #7

Maybe he had nothing to lose ... Wernothelpless Apr 2014 #13

So who's going to lose their job skepticscott Apr 2014 #8

Maybe he looked like a ramper? Blue_Tires Apr 2014 #11

He'll be lucky if he's not brain damaged SoapBox Apr 2014 #9

dumb...and damn near suicidal Blue_Tires Apr 2014 #10