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Originally Posted by jamina1
I just wanted to come drop this link
http://kwc.org/mythbusters/2006/04/e..._on_plane.html
As others have stated before, the cell phone rule is purely Security Theatre. There is nothing your cell phone can do to the plane, and ereaders, especially ones WITHOUT transmitting technology are completely harmless. It's a stupid rule to give the flight attendants something to do, and make you feel "safe". |
Let me start be re-iterating what I said before - I, personally, do not believe that using cellphones/e-readers will cause any problems. It's just a precaution, most probably an unnecessary precaution, but also one that doesn't cause any problem except minor inconvenience. In fact, I would argue it doesn't even cause that.
But I have to say... Mythbusters? Really? That's who we're going to cite as a reliable source of information? Tell me, did they blow up the cockpit at the end, too? I love it when they do that...
I think the question of why the rule exist has been addressed quite well by Shaggy. Enough with this "Security Theatre" nonsense.