How do these battlebot people get past airport security?

[Lord Tony®]

I'm watching ABC battlebots and some people are from other countries. They have robots with saws, flamethrowers, etc.

How the forget are they getting through airport security?

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[Shizza04]

they probably have some sort of access pass which says something like "CERTIFIED BATTLEBOTS PLAYER" and they show it to airport security when they scan their luggage and they're like "oh k nvm"

[Daswiruch]

i think the place where they do the show has a bunch of parts and electronics and stuff and they build their robot on the scene
or at least have some kind of plan before they get there

[PhantOS]

Uh... They declare it? Its not rocket science; just talk to people at the airport and get it declared.

[Drydess]

i mean they could be using private planes for that reason
i'm fairly sure people don't get a free pass for having a knife with you on a plane because it's for a tv show rofl

[Pecon]

Or, you know, they ship them as a parcel separately.

[Clone v.117]

They're usually white.

[TableSalt]

tony wheers ur source -_-
gosh darn u tony alwyas leaving out dat source

[McZealot]

Uhh I'm guessing they just ship it overseas instead of trying to take it through TSA. I don't think you can bring buzzsaws on a plane.

[Unimproved]

They just take it as cargo. As long as there isn't any fuel or batteries in it you can take almost everything.

[PhantOS]

Uhh I'm guessing they just ship it overseas instead of trying to take it through TSA. I don't think you can bring buzzsaws on a plane.

you can bring firearms and ammunition on the plane- why not buzzsaw flamethrowers?

[C-Zech Chrome Ind.]

"A news section keeps the BattleBots community apprised of new developments in robo-world and of upcoming bouts; there are also links to the bulletin board at Delphi Forums Inc., where contestants and fans swap secrets on armor, circuitry, and tactics for getting a 480-pound fighting machine past airport security."

http://www.battlebots.com/

[Pastrey Crust]

Airport security is silly here. I once got on the plane with a pocket knife and a big pair of scisors. TSA starfishs took both away from me when I went back home.

Does TSA do anything other than stand there, look cute, attack eachother, and blame muslims for everything?

[PhantOS]

Airport security is silly here. I once got on the plane with a pocket knife and a big pair of scisors. TSA starfishs took both away from me when I went back home.

Does TSA do anything other than stand there, look cute, attack eachother, and blame muslims for everything?

they also stop homicidal buzzsawflamethrower war robots, aparently. I'd consider that a plus

[Nonnel]

I'm guessing they'd take a private plane or send it over separately