The 5 Most Ridiculous Items Passengers Wanted to Carry On in April

Every week, the TSA blogs about items (mostly weapons) that agents have confiscated at airports around the country, and the agency posts some of the crazier ones on its Instagram page. To help inform travelers, TSA has created an “Ask TSA” twitter account where curious travelers can ask if they’re allowed to carry on certain items. Below are the five most ridiculous questions asked this month — at least according to us at Team TPG.

As a Cincinnatian, I am very familiar with #CincinnatiChili and since I'm not in Cincy at the moment, you have just triggered my crave! Unfortunately, you can’t pack cans of chili in your carry-on bag. However, you may pack them in your checked bag. If you’re traveling out of Cincinnati, you can find cans of chili in the gift shops by your gate. – This is a screenshot of a tweet sent to the @AskTSA account on Twitter. Have you ever wondered whether or not you can pack a certain item? Fret no more! Now you can simply snap a picture and tweet it to @AskTSA or send it via Facebook Messenger and our team will get back to you promptly with an answer. If you're a regular follower of this account, I'm sure you can think of many situations where it would have behooved somebody to send us a picture first. And that's not all. Contact us about any TSA related issue or question you might have. We can even help you with TSA Pre✓® issues. We look forward to answering your questions, 8am-10pm ET weekdays; 9am-7pm weekends/holidays. #AskTSA #TSATravelTips

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1. An Orange

While the normal fare we see on the TSA Instagram account includes dragon daggers, grenades and spartan hand guns, we couldn’t help but giggle at this harmless fruit. One Twitter user wanted to know if they could bring an orange on board, and tweeted a picture of the citrus snack, just to be safe. You can, in fact, bring your fruit on with you. Orange you glad?

Yes, all fruit is good to go. I’m glad you didn’t ask about orange juice, because then I’d have to concentrate. – This is a screenshot of a tweet sent to the @AskTSA account on Twitter. Have you ever wondered whether or not you can pack a certain item? Fret no more! Now you can simply snap a picture and tweet it to @AskTSA or send it via Facebook Messenger and our team will get back to you promptly with an answer. If you're a regular follower of this account, I'm sure you can think of many situations where it would have behooved somebody to send us a picture first. And that's not all. Contact us about any TSA related issue or question you might have. We can even help you with TSA Pre✓® issues. We look forward to answering your questions, 8am-10pm ET weekdays; 9am-7pm weekends/holidays. #AskTSA #TSATravelTips

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2. Grilled Hot Dogs

Apparently a lot of passengers had food on the mind while traveling this month. One asked TSA if his father-in-law could take eight cooked hot dogs through security. TSA’s answer? Heck yeah! Good thing because those hot dogs look perfectly charred. Hope he plans to share with the rest of the plane.

Not to be too frank, but heck yeah he can! I hope he finds this news relishing. – This is a screenshot of a tweet sent to the @AskTSA account on Twitter. Have you ever wondered whether or not you can pack a certain item? Fret no more! Now you can simply snap a picture and tweet it to @AskTSA or send it via Facebook Messenger and our team will get back to you promptly with an answer. If you're a regular follower of this account, I'm sure you can think of many situations where it would have behooved somebody to send us a picture first. And that's not all. Contact us about any TSA related issue or question you might have. We can even help you with TSA Pre✓® issues. We look forward to answering your questions, 8am-10pm ET weekdays; 9am-7pm weekends/holidays. #AskTSA #TSATravelTips

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3. A Cat
This cute kitty clearly wanted to accompany her parents on their trip. While animals are allowed through security, TSA advises to not pack them in ordinary carry-on baggage as it can lead to some pretty hairy situations.

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4. A Super Creepy Fish

While this person had no intention of traveling anytime soon, you can never be too sure about potential carry-on items — especially something like this fish with a full set of human teeth. We’re not entirely sure why anyone would want to take this anywhere, but according to TSA, it’s allowed, however fishy it may be.

While it is allowed, we might take a closer look since it does look a bit fishy. – This is a screenshot of a tweet sent to the @AskTSA account on Twitter. Have you ever wondered whether or not you can pack a certain item? Fret no more! Now you can simply snap a picture and tweet it to @AskTSA or send it via Facebook Messenger and our team will get back to you promptly with an answer. If you're a regular follower of this account, I'm sure you can think of many situations where it would have behooved somebody to send us a picture first. And that's not all. Contact us about any TSA related issue or question you might have. We can even help you with TSA Pre✓® issues. We look forward to answering your questions, 8am-10pm ET weekdays; 9am-7pm weekends/holidays. #AskTSA #TSATravelTips

A post shared by TSA (@tsa) on Apr 18, 2017 at 4:34pm PDT

5. Bear Deterrent
Snakes may make their way onto aircraft but it’s much less likely that a wild bear will make it through security. But, you can never be too careful, like this one passenger who packed a can of bear deterrent in their luggage. For the record, mace of any type is not allowed in your carry-on.

I’m not sure why you’d bring this into the cabin of an aircraft. I mean… if there is a bear on the plane, he bought a ticket same as you. Would you want a bear to walk up to your seat and spray you with mace? Doubtful… Now if you’re out in the forest and he’s trying to steal your pic-a-nic basket, that’s a different story. All varieties of mace are not allowed in carry-on property. Mace can be packed in checked baggage, but bear mace canisters usually exceed the allowable volume of less than four ounces. it also must have less than a two percent active ingredient of either CS or CN. It’s best to purchase the bear mace at your destination. This canister of mace was discovered in a carry-on bag at the Seattle – Tacoma International Airport (SEA).

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Source: thepointsguy.com