You brought what on your flight?

Listen to this article

You know the fundamentals of packing before a flight. Travel-sized toiletries and whatnots in your carry-on; full-sized shampoos and creams in the checked bag.

But what if your journey requires packing something a little more … eclectic? The Transportation Security Administration has a list of what you can and cannot bring, and we get a kick out of imagining how someone, somewhere, must have tried to bring each of these weird items aboard.

But maybe there’s a perfectly reasonable explanation. Maybe the person trying to take a parachute through the security gate has listened to Alanis Morissette one too many times. Maybe the kid with a live fish in his carry-on bag (seriously, is that even safe?) simply wants his pet goldfish to trot the globe with him.

Maybe it’s none of our business what other people pack in their bags, but we will go ahead and say we’re probably going to judge you if hold everyone else up because you didn’t check whether you could bring your hoverboard. Hint: They can go through security, but you’ll have to check with your airline to see whether you can get it onto the plane.

Here are a few other selected items, with commentary. The commentary is from us, not the TSA. Just to be clear.

• If you really need your makeup to stay put when you get to your destination, you are allowed to bring your airbrush make-up machine in your carry-on or your checked bag. We really can’t recommend doing your makeup in the airplane bathroom, though. It’s just not a good idea.
• Antlers are OK in a carry-on and a checked bag. But what kind of carry-on do you have that will hold antlers? Or what kind of antlers do you have that will fit in a carry-on?
• Artificial skeleton bones are OK, so if you find a great Halloween store while on vacation, go to town.
• Bocce balls are allowed, so if you are planning on heading to the beach, you’re set.
• English Christmas Crackers are a no-no. They are paper tubes that make a loud bang when twisted at both ends. So, yeah. Probably not awesome on a flight.
• Fertilizer is also a no-go. If you’re planning on doing some gardening at your destination, you might just want to go to Lowe’s and pick up fertilizer there.
• Sorry kids, but you won’t be having a battle royale in the aisles with your foam toy sword, but you can put it in your checked bag to throw down the gauntlet when you get home.
• Harry Potter wands are fine. TSA probably figures that if they banned wands, witches and wizards would use a spell to hide them and bring them anyway. What we’re wondering, though, is what about all the other, non-Harry Potter wands?
• Been to Maine? It’s cool to bring home some live lobster, as long as the airline is ok with it.
• Regarding Magic 8 Balls, TSA had this to say: “For carry-on bags: Outlook not so good!” “For Checked bags: It is certain!”

To see more of the TSA’s list, check online. Also, if you are wondering about some item that is not on the list (is there anything that was not covered?), you can also tweet a picture of it to @AskTSA or send to AskTSA on Facebook Messenger. They “look forward to answering your questions, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. ET daily.” So there you go.