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Originally Posted by QuantumIguana
Makes about as much sense as banning e-readers.
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No it doesn't.
Recognized, seemingly legitimate, avionics engineers disagree as to whether electronic devices using WiFi and 3G present either a small risk, or no risk. The fact of this disagreement is documented here:
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/safe-c...9#.UMj-Q4O5-C0
By contrast, there is no disagreement among such experts about the safety implications of pre-flight chicken sacrifice.
As for eReader vs. cell phone, my employer-supplied BlackBerry and my Kindle Keyboard 3G have similar radio transmitters and receivers, as far as I know. So I could say that differentiating between eReaders and cell phones would make as much sense as differentiating between pre-flight chicken and turkey sacrifice.
I have no idea which experts are correct. I do think it is wrong for the public to pressure them, as if this is a political question.