The strangest things passengers tried to bring on board or check in

What do you pack in your suitcase when going on a trip? Toiletries? 100500 dresses and T-shirts? You’re predictable. What about live lobsters, a toilet lid, and a toy giraffe head? Australian portal wotif.com conducted a survey and found out what the strangest things passengers bring on board an airplane are. 1400 travelers participated in the study. As it turned out, many of them packed truly strange things in their suitcases. Despite strict baggage transportation rules, every fifth Australian, according to the survey results, turned out to be a smuggler. Some of the items found in suitcases cause genuine bewilderment and even laughter. Here are some of the strangest: - Plastic deer head - Betta fish - Live lobsters - UK-shaped mirror (smuggling? O_o) - Dried beetle in a frame - Three-kilogram bucket of “Nutella” (should have been in carry-on, could have eaten it on board) - Collectible lightsaber from “Star Wars” (we’re jealous) - Gingerbread house - Neon flamingo lamp - Huge cast-iron lantern - Marble table lamp with a lampshade

And that’s not all. About 20% of Australian travelers admitted that their fellow passengers also tried to bring quite strange things on board. Among the noticed artifacts were: - Toilet lid (uhhhhh…) - Iron (this won’t surprise us, women drag all sorts of things with them on vacation) - Toothpick house - 24 donuts (why not 25?) - Whole pizza (it will get cold and won’t be tasty) - Toy giraffe head - Bag of rice - Stinky cheese (not stinky, but with expensive collectible mold, these Australians don’t understand anything) Perhaps the cheese was indeed hard to miss. Moldy cheese, no matter how tasty, should not really be taken on board in large quantities, just like durian, an exotic fruit known for its strong unpleasant smell. If you plan to bring something special on board, whether it’s food, an unusual item, or a non-trivial souvenir, double-check the airline’s baggage rules before arriving at the airport to avoid disappointment.