But once inside the airport terminal, we can always buy some water and no one will check anymore if you bring the water inside the plane.
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Because some terrorists are willing to die to carry out their terrorist attack. So drinking something that you claim is “water”, it could be that you are a terrorist and are drinking something you know will kill you, and will be used to make an explosive.
It’s theater. They’ll take away your “explosives” and throw it in the trash right next to them, you know, in case it’s a bomb. If you ACTUALLY had an IED with you, the terminal would be evacuated and the bomb squad would try to remove it somehow.
At the same time you can take charged batteries with you that can be damaged and will burn hot and long and with which you could probably force some sort of emergency landing.
There was a case where border officers forced a teen to drink from a bottle to prove its harmless content. Bottle was filled with drugs.
Guess they want to avoid that here in the US.
[Drugs in bottle](https://youtu.be/DkVm76c880U)
The TSA is just putting on a show. It is all theatrics and has absolutely nothing to do with flight safety.
>we prove that is in fact a drinking water by taking a sip?
Just because you can drink it doesn’t mean it’s water.
>we can always buy some water and no one will check anymore if you bring the water inside the plane.
The water that’s sold in the terminal has been inspected/vetted by the security company prior to the supply contract being signed or the water brought onsite. By having everyone toss their water before/at the security checkpoint, they know that all water that’s being brought on the plane is actual water.