# How come airport security allows ballpoint pens

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-airport-security-allows-ballpoint-pens/358603>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 29, 2006, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-airport-security-allows-ballpoint-pens/358603 "2006-05-29T06:26:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2006, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-airport-security-allows-ballpoint-pens/358603/41 "2006-06-06T17:59:20Z")

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> [@seenidog](#):
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> Carefull there Quartz, nothing more embaressing than being arrested and then released for lack of evidence…

Seems no one even noticed this very funny comment, so I’ll say…  
Excellt riposte.

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