They have been since 9/11 when the airlines made ‘em up. Even CSI (the TeeVee show) couldn’t have identified the weapons used by the terrorists in the plane wreckage. “Box cutters” sounded more innocuous than GREAT BIG SCARY KNIVES! Especially since knives were not supposed to get through security checkpoints (operated by the airlines in the days before TSA). Box cutters, somehow, sounded easier to conceal.BOX CUTTERS! LIKE ON 9/11!!!
— Chris O'Leary | Baseball + Critical Thinking (@thepainguy) July 5, 2026
TERRORISM!!!!!
Soon enough.
That has to be the narrative they're crafting. https://t.co/MlL37asiO7
Google tells me box cutters are what I’ve always called X-acto knives: a long handle with a short, retractable blade. The blade to handle ratio is VERY high. The handle is meant to hold the tiny blade until you need it. Maybe that’s how they got through security in 2001. To do any serious damage with a box cutter, you’d have to cut directly into the aorta in the neck. Which would sorta work with a hostage, but I’m guessing Al Qaeda was a bit better armed than that.
Anyway, it’s become the metaphorical knife of choice for evil deeds, although the cutting edge of the blade is barely an inch long. I mean, it’s used for opening boxes, not skinning deer. I’ve got one of those knives, a folding lock knife, and as a weapon, it’s not that scary. But it would cut deeper into that “invulnerable” liner (Trump’s word). If you could hold your breath that long. I seen pictures of people in that pool, it’s about waist deep on most adults. It would take some sustained effort to cut 350 feet worth of gashes, even with a big ass knife.
Or a samurai sword… 🥷. 🤔
Anyway, the box cutter has become the go to vandalism blade for made-up criminal narratives since 9/11, although it’ll barely get through a corrugated box. It does do a fair job on paper and fiber reinforced paper tape….
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