[brianmcconnell]

On a somewhat related note, a few years ago I was flying to a mobile phone conference in Barcelona. I thought it would be fun to bring my Port-O-Rotary cell phone along (available from Sparkfun Electronics).

I enjoyed hours of fun and merriment going through security with it. Frankfurt in particular was a real bitch, as they called in the bomb squad to dismantle and inspect the phone. After they finally cleared me, one of the guards asked me "What is the purpose of this?" I responded "Because it's fun".

At least security in Newark had a sense of humor about it. They took photos of it for a book of all the weird shit that's gone through security there (I really hope they publish that someday).