Airport Security and Cubes

I've heard that cube lubricant like Jig-A-Loo isnt allowed to be carried. Is it true?
 
You certainly cannot take aerosol cans with you - lol.

I went through airport security probably 100 times or more with two 3^3 in my handbag. I got asked only once to open it. But then I had to solve one for them. :rolleyes:
 
Justin and I, while waiting in the airport to fly to Brownsville, couldn't find seats and just cubed on the floor. We were just doing 3x3 races, and we had a small audience watching from their seats, so I decided to entertain them and pull out the gigaminx. It was funny to see their faces. Then, when we got on the plane, we were sitting in the very back, right next to the flight attendants station, and they were watching us race, then, when the plane stopped in San Antonio, we were the only people on the plane, and we explained what the stackmat is and all. They took us to the captains and we raced for them, it was awesome :p . Then they wanted us to hand out peanuts to the entire plane (were in the air again), but the seatbelt sign was on. Then, on the way home, my bag was checked by security, and she just laid everything out on the table, including a disassembled 6x6 and a gigaminx. Then I did a solve for her, and she brought her friends over to watch. When I was done, she said (In these exact words) "You are the most interesting person I've ever met." It was a fun trip.
 
Hum, I am flying out to visit some friends and I plan on bringing one 3x3 and my ES 2x2. It's international with a 4 hour lay over so I figure...what better time than to continue practicing the full PLL I started learning. I hope they do not take them but just in case, I am bringing two cubes that I would not be too upset over if they did take! Sounds like nobody has run into too many problems. I will post up when I get back if anything interesting happens.
 
Interesting bump...

And you are wrong, read the regulations before making claims like this.
Max 100ml per container, should be all together in a transparent quart bag.
 
Crazycubemom said:
June 2007 , I was in Kuala Lumpur Airport ( Malaysia ) from Jakarta to go back to The Netherlands. As a beginner I always take my cube with me and my Timer in my bag. Because of delay many passengers where in the waiting room, this time in 1 waiting room;it was for 2 Destinations ( London and Amsterdam ) so I was lazy to stand in row so I was sited far from them and played with my cube again and again, till the row was gone. So I go to Security Line and put my bag on the X ray and my bag it when in and out and in and out and finally one of security personal asked me what I have in my bag, so I opened my bag and I have to take my Timer out of my bag , and he said What is that ? and I said this is a Timer and with his walkytalky he called another security persons to back up him and another and They are coming just with 6 PERSONS to me, to check my Timer , and I told them that this cube named Rubik's cube and I tried to scramble but before I touched my cube they Scan my cube again and again, and I explain to him that I need that Timer to know how long I can solve this cube and I scrambled and started to solve ( with shaking my hands because of ALL people in waiting room more than 600 passengers and security team they are watching me) and finally they give me applause with my 48 seconds solve ;)
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Mom is the best!
Seriously, i never got that kind of reaction.
But, i always put my cube to be scanned @ X-Ray and put it with my phone @ metal detector.
I wish i could be like you at that case.
 
Yep funny things happens, the guy behind the scanner looked and looked , called a colleague. Then I saw them mumbling, my best guess the one that was called told what it was he approach me and I had empty my bag. The first thing appeared was one of the many cubes. He hold it high like a trophy and showed it to the guy behind the scanner. I guess he won, he recognized a cube ....
 
On the way back from Taiwan to the US, the guy at the security check out laughed and told me he could solve a 3x3 in less than 20 seconds and told me to look up his name in the database. Too bad there's like 100 people with his very generic Chinese name -__-

I usually get really weird looks... recently, I was traveling with a friend and she just told the security guard that I was a nerd. He nodded his head solemnly.... She had more cubes with her than I had with me. We had a good laugh about it afterwards :)
 
koreancuber said:
oh crap.... I'm going to be taking around 30 puzzles with me on the plane back to korea... PLUS we're stopping at 4 different places... CRAPPP..
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well just don't bring them in your carry-on and itll probably not be a problem at all. I don't see the need for people to have so many cubes within arms reach on a plane anyway. Unless youre trying to avoid a bag checking fee
 
Hi, so this May I am going to america to have my vacation and I'll buy about 8 cubes and I was thinking what if the TSA will confiscate the cubes, and pls tell me If they will cause I am really scared on my cubes getting taken from (I am travelling international)
 
I've carried multiple 3x3s and a megaminx through international, and domestic USA security multiple times.

I wouldn't worry about it too much from what I've seen.
 
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