Friday News/Chemistry Blogging

With all of the recent headlines about the threats, here are some link-worthy stories from around the web. If the liquid could be explosive, why are you dumping it in a crowd? Or more specifically: If mixing it will cause the reaction, why are you combining the liquids into a common receptacle? They had a lot more on this yesterday, apparently (you know, when it was happening). The Consumerist has some interesting suggestions for the airlines. Plus this picture of an intrepid traveller making the best of his situation.

The folks at Sierra Mist saw this coming from a mile away.
As for the science-y stuff, Scientific American has more links for you, as well as at Scienceblogs. And there's also this.