LAST EDITED ON 09-25-06 AT 01:49 PM (EST)

Thanks for the comments. As far as the squirt guns go, I can see why you would think that. However, I think only the most "keystone" of cops would see a squirt gun as a threat. They used to not be on any TSA watch list. That may have changed with the liquids incident in London but I'm not even sure the filming wasn't already completed before that even happened. On a different note, I realize that teams should pack efficiently but men carry lighter than women anyway and those were small squirt guns. I think sometimes it's important to have a stress release mechanism and keep your sense of humor. That could be worth the very small space taken up. Also, they may have been trying to be seen as "fun" so that other teams might like them and want to ally or at least not try so hard to eliminate them. While I won't go as far as to say that these were their motives, I think that it could be and therefore don't really see this is a sign of stupidity. My reasons for believing that might have been intelligent was based mainly on the fact that the Asian culture puts such emphasis on their children (particularly the male children) showing academic prowess. While they haven't overtly confirmed that, they haven't disproven it either (in my opinion) - even when considering the squirt guns incident. We've seen teams have "momentary" lapses in judgment before. I think the real key is whether or not they will learn from it.