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So logically either: There is a danger from these devices but 1, nobody has ever switched on an iPad/phone/ebook reader/tamogochi/iPod on a flight in the US - e
by excuse-me 15y ago
So logically either:
There is a danger from these devices but 1, nobody has ever switched on an iPad/phone/ebook reader/tamogochi/iPod on a flight in the US - ever. Or 2, planes crash all the time but the government keeps it secret.
Alternatively an ebook reader doesn't emit enough RF to crash a 737.
On a recent Alaskan airlines flight you were allowed to use the $5 in flight WiFi - but Bluetooth devices were banned.
That's some pretty specific interference!
- burgerbrain 15y agoOne wonders why the terrorists don't just buy a GNU Radio and a dish, and start dropping airplanes like flies.
- spa942 15y agoThe airplanes wouldn't drop like flies, but you could probably make a plane divert in bad weather by jamming the NAV frequencies.
- tomjen3 15y ago2) obviously. Why do you think we keep hearing about the obesity epidemic? Being fat is not dangerous, it is a cover-up.
- viraptor 15y ago3. World isn't black & white and most/all devices fit well below the threshold required to disturb any current system. (Potential) Issues start happening only in specific configurations / under specific conditions.