On May 17, 2024, in Handan, Hebei Province, a male passenger was found to have a box of self-heating rice in his luggage when he passed through the security check. The security officer informed the male passenger that self-heating rice was not allowed on the train. In a fit of rage, the male passenger threw the box of self-heating rice onto the floor of the hall.
This video was posted on the Internet and sparked heated discussions among netizens. Some netizens said that natural rice is relatively dangerous, and in addition to producing smoke when it is heated, it is sometimes prone to bursting. As a result, the railway authorities in several places have made it clear that self-heating rice is not allowed. However, on a national scale, there is no uniform regulation.
However, some netizens said, why did I see self-heating rice sold on the train? Is it not safe for passengers to bring their own self-heating rice, but it is safe to sell it on the train?
Some netizens said that I saw self-heating rice sold in the waiting room of the train station, how to explain this?
And a netizen interpreted the principle of self-heating rice, explaining that self-heating rice itself is very safe, but when you operate it improperly, accidents may occur, especially if there are more people on the train, in case the 200 °C steam scalds others, it will be troublesome. Therefore, there are some precautions that must not be violated.
However, whether or not self-heating rice can be brought to the train is not something that should be decided by the station itself. It's like why flammable and explosive materials can't be brought back on the train, because the national road safety transport law has clear regulations, and some other appliances are the same. Therefore, if self-heating rice is really dangerous and unsuitable for use in public safety places, the state should clearly legislate to include self-heating rice as a prohibited item on trains. In this case, the operators themselves will no longer be able to sell self-heating rice, and the waiting rooms of the train stations will no longer be able to sell self-heating rice. In this way, it is equivalent to the fact that the people of the whole country should abide by this regulation as long as they take the train.
After all, every piece of legislation needs to be solicited from all over the country, and a large number of experts need to be demonstrated. Such a result is more convincing to the public, and the people will definitely not have any opinions.
Therefore, this incident of a passenger dropping self-heating rice into the hall may seem like a trivial matter, but it actually expresses a sense of dissatisfaction with why it is sold on the train and I can't bring it on the train.
When encountering this kind of thing, as long as we analyze it rationally, it is not difficult to see that if self-heating rice is forbidden on the train, the common people can understand. But what the people don't understand is why some places can be brought and some places can't?