Transporting corals as carry on "dry" on plane

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I brought back a few frags on the plane but didn't want to pay $31 to check $100 worth of coral so instead I wrapped them in wet paper towels and put them in my backpack. They were out of the water for about 3-4 hours with no ill effects. I made this short video about it.
 

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