What exactly is peanut butter classified as? Recently a dude traveling found out the answer after he tried to carry a jar of peanut butter on a plane.
I’ve thought about this WAY more than I should have and went down a scientific rabbit hole and now I’m questioning everything I know about physics.
The internet was set ablaze after the viral tweet went out and the TSA even chimed in to set the record straight. According to the TSA… peanut butter is a…
You may not be nuts about it, but TSA considers your PB a liquid. In carry-on, it needs to be 3.4oz or less. Make sure all your travel-sized liquids fit in one quart-sized bag. #PeanutButter pic.twitter.com/4RzDv3Up7B
— TSA (@TSA) March 21, 2023
ALLLLLLLLRIGHTY THEN.
I guess that’s that. I don’t feel a strong urge to argue it, but some Twitter users did. One user wrote:
If peanut butter is considered a liquid, then why is it sold by weight, and not volume? Also, does this same rule apply to chunky peanut butter?
Another user said:
According to your definition.. yoga pants should be prohibited
And another:
Why? Why are whole peanuts fine but the same matter processed into butter not fine? Why is it fine if it’s frozen?
So many questions. But there you have it, peanut butter is a liquid. I’m not sure how often one would travel with PB, but I guess this is useful information to know?
