Ha!
I suspect that I'm already batshit bonkers from the topic. On the other paw, if you think you can go fast... more than 30 MPH, say, and not risk death at all, you are already way above me on the bonkers scale. Going fast isn't dangerous but stopping abruptly can bugger your whole day... Flying, by definition, involves going fast enough to kill you if you stop flying abruptly. So does riding a Greyhound bus but if the collision is sufficiently inelastic, the deceleration may be tolerable... but that's for nitpickers.
Flying has always been dangerous to some degree or anther. It reflects well on the industry that it is as safe as it is. Still, no level of degrading passangers is going to stop a flight of geese though a couple engines. It still will be dangerous to some degree. Now, we have whackadoos who want to detonate their sneakers or tampons or hair gell or ... It's all part of the game. The odds are still in my favor if I want to fly to San Jose or drive (except that I'll be fired for missing 3 days of work driving or for showing up a couple days late.)
None of this addresses stingers (generic term now, I think) on take off (less likely on landing) but this is an SEP.
None of this addresses deleberate sabotage since we are screening passengers more rigorously then employees.
If the whackadoos plans have gotten to the level where they can get a device on the plane, they are way ahead of the game. They need to be stopped in the planning/supply stages. The rest is just luck of the draw. Live with it. Didn't cut anything vital off zipping up this morining? You're starting the day off well!
It's probably a good day to fly (or die. I admitted to being bonkers...)
(edit: s/elastic/inelastic/)
