24 November 2016 12:56:44 IST

Ridiculous things the Transportation Security Administration has confiscated

An inert rocket propelled grenade at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport. Photo credit: TSA

The list includes land mines, grenades and axes!

You’d think people would know better than to pack grenades, nunchucks and knives when getting on a flight. But no. Everyday, the Transportation Security Administration confiscates dangerous items from passengers and records them on Instagram to send out a message.

It’s been three years since TSA launched its account on Instagram and it has over 1,000 posts already. And each picture of a loaded 9 mm handgun packed into a computer or a bag of weed stashed in a fake Coke can is accompanied by a witty comment to the amusement of subscribers.

To read more, check out this article by Wired .