To avoid high water prices at the airport, passengers take a suitcase full of coconuts to the plane

A doctor caught the internet’s attention when he shared his unusual method of avoiding high airport prices. He takes a bag full of coconuts and frozen burgers with him on trips to get through TSA security at airports, thus avoiding having to buy water and food during flights.

For many, this practice may seem strange. Cold burgers in a tupperware without bread, without condiments and without cheese does not sound like a more appetizing option than those found in airport cafeterias. Furthermore, the doctor doesn’t explain a crucial part of his method: how to open the coconuts during the flight.

To open a coconut, you need to locate the three marks on the tip that look like bowling holes. Generally, a drill, corkscrew or other sharp instrument is used to pierce it. After that, you need to move the instrument a little to enlarge the hole. Important points to remember: Corkscrews without blades and tools shorter than three inches are permitted on flights.

However, to eat the coconut meat after drinking the water, you will need to roast it for 10 to 20 minutes at 400 degrees, or until it cracks. However, as most domestic flights do not offer an oven, this step seems somewhat unlikely. The alternative would be to wrap the coconut in a towel and use a hammer (again, no more than three inches) to break it, but hammers are not allowed on board.

Apparently, all that trouble getting a bag of coconuts and cold burgers through TSA might not be worth the effort for many people. However, it is up to each person to choose between the practicality of the food sold at the airport or the challenge of bringing their own snack.