Snow Globe Warning

If your lovely snow globe gets confiscated by the TSA, don't say I didn't warn you: Snow globes? TSA will likely just say 'no'.

Pity the lowly snow globe with white flakes raining down on a snowman or Santa Claus tucked inside its liquid dome.

Try packing this favorite travel souvenir in your carry-on luggage and taking it through an airport security checkpoint this holiday season, and chances are you'll have to leave it behind.

"Snow globes are not permitted to be carried through security checkpoints," said Transportation Security Administration spokesman Dwayne Baird.

The reason is that the globes contain liquids, and TSA rules say that only liquids, gels or aerosols in containers of three ounces or less are allowed through security in carry-on bags.

What if you have a really small snow globe that has less than three ounces of liquid?

"I would think they would just say 'no,' because they can't really determine how many ounces are in there," Baird said.

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