# Explosive cupcake?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosive-cupcake/607294>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 24, 2011, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosive-cupcake/607294 "2011-12-24T17:27:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2011, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosive-cupcake/607294/1 "2011-12-24T17:27:37Z")

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[TSA confiscates cupcake](http://overheadbin.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/12/24/9676807-frightening-frosting-tsa-confiscates-cupcake)

The frosting on the red velvet cupcake was a little too much like a gel, and thus violated the TSA ban on liquids and gels. The TSA performed an analysis on the cupcake and determined it was delicious.

OK, I made the last bit up.

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**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2011, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosive-cupcake/607294/2 "2011-12-24T17:28:58Z")

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> [@Johnny\_L.A](#):
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> OK, I made the last bit up.

And they ate the last bit up.

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2011, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosive-cupcake/607294/3 "2011-12-24T17:34:15Z")

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I think _The Onion_ needs to sue real life for stealing all the good stories.

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**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2011, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosive-cupcake/607294/4 "2011-12-24T18:14:00Z")

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Video of the perpetrators:

[Epic Cupcake Time - YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJLL-DNu3P4)🙂  
(Parody of My Little Pony and [Epic Meal Time](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_Meal_Time)! so there is NSFW language)