Speaking of movies...

I just read an amusing article from Slate called Killer Ideas; Using Movie Plots To Combat Terrorism. I found it amusing because I love movies that use terrorism as the backdrop (does that make me sick-in-the-head?). Of course, I don't think that we can use those movie plots to combat terrorism because they use scenarios that aren't usually plausable, as the article points out. But what about that infamous quote that came out of the 9/11 investigation about having the ability to stop such an attack except that we lacked the imagination to conceive of such a plan? What's the harm in using our imaginations now? As someone interested in combating terrorism I am apt to turn my thoughts toward possible scenarios often. Recently a friend was talking about their knee replacement surgery and my mind ran on ahead and started questioning whether they'd get through a metal detector at the airport. Then I wondered if it were possible for there to be some sort of plastics explosive inserted into a pocket inside a knee replacement which could be later detonated......Outlandish thinking maybe, but maybe not. I'm quite sure I'm not the only one who allows their mind to think of possibilities; the scary thing is there are those who are trying to imagine the most plausable ones. And hey, when "Snakes On A Plane" came out it only added one more reason why I'm afraid to fly! Snakes...on a plane....who'd have thought it? But if I'm ever on a plane taken over by terrorists and they've got snakes.....they have done terrorized me twice! :)