No Doubt A Physical Education Major

I guess this guy thought that if it was in checked luggage, it was perfectly ok to bring a stick of dynamite on an airplane. He's lucky it was discovered, because he would have eventually become a recipient of a Darwin Award. Over time, dynamite will "weep" or "sweat" its nitroglycerine, which can then pool and become extremely unstable. Crystals will form on the outside of the sticks, creating a very dangerous situation.

A stick of dynamite has been found in the luggage of an American college student flying from Argentina to the U.S. on Continental Airlines. Authorities in Houston found the explosive during a luggage search after bomb-sniffing dogs picked up the scent. They say the student, who has been detained, claimed the material as a souvenir of his visit to a mine.