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Now we know who will face who, here's what the
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pupu ( solid waste)

Have you ever wondered why
you have to turn your cell
phone off during flights?
Here's the 'logic' behind it.
It’s just one of the seemingly irrational
procedures that the modern-day flyer is
forced to accept. After you’ve hustled
through security with your miniature
bottles of liquids in clear wallets, made
your way to the departure gate, and
stowed your bags, you’re ready to settle
down and continue reading that article or
book. But if you’re unfortunate enough to
read with a kindle or tablet, that’ll have to
wait until you reach the arbitrary height of
10,000 feet in altitude. While you endure
the boredom of a device-less pre-flight
taxi, you might ask yourself: why do I have
to turn off my electronics? Would it make
any difference if I were sending a text right
now? You’re not alone in wondering, here
are the answers.

Has there ever been a plane crash
because someone didn’t turn off their cell
phone?

No. Not a single plane crash has ever
been attributed to interference from
passengers’ electronics – we should hope
so too, about 30 percent of us don’t bother
to obey flight attendants when they ask us
to turn off our gadgets.

Have personal electronics ever contributed
to a minor problem during a flight?

Yes, though there isn’t a lot of data on it.
NASA has compiled a list of anecdotes
about electronics causing all kinds of
midflight mishaps. Some of them are kind
of humorous and admittedly have nothing
to do with interference, like case 973766.
Here’s NASA’s synopsis:
“A passenger’s Kindle Reader was crushed
when a First Class Sleeper seat was
retracted causing a fire and smoke. A
Flight Attendant put the fire out while the
flight crew accomplished the Smoke and
Fire Checklist, including declaring an
emergency.”


So why am I asked to power down?
Good question. Airlines are afraid that
personal electronics could hamper the
avionics equipment in the cockpit, which
are used for navigation. Almost all
personal electronics, including tablets,
laptops, cell phones, e-books, and
handheld gaming consoles emit radio
waves. If those radio waves have a
frequency that’s too similar to the ones
used by the navigational apparatus, then
the radar, communications, and collision
avoidance technologies could be altered –
in theory. Protecting the airplane’s
communications etc. during take off and
landing is deemed to be especially
important.
But there’s limited evidence to suggest
that any of this actually happens in
practice. These rules were created as
precautionary principle decades ago – just
in case interference proved to be a real
problem. It’s worth noting that many
airlines now provide onboard Wi-Fi , which
requires your device to connect with a
router via radio waves. The extent to
which electrical interference is an issue
remains to be definitively proven either
way. This is why the Federal Aviation
Administration still officially stands by its
precautionary rules, stating , “There are still
unknowns about the radio signals that
portable electronic devices (PEDs) and the
cell phone give off.” This remains the logic
behind the “power down” rules .
Will they ever let us check texts at taxi?
Possibly. Airplane manufacturers like
Boeing are trying to come up with ways to
minimize any electrical interference that
may occur and it was announced recently
that an FAA committee had recommended
the rules be relaxed. They advised that
passengers shouldn’t be forbidden from
using personal electronics during take off,
taxi, and landing. But there is a caveat;
they have to be in flight safe mode. So you
wouldn’t be able to send texts and emails,
but at least you’d be able to read, listen to
music, and watch TV.

Kate should try and watch America got talent and see rubbish people re singing there even worst than the guy, I don't blame her that much any way that is women for u, my anger is the the other man following her like Adam followed eve..

I am not one of those that Ve time 4 such............... because let me ask you what value will knowing about them add to ur life, anything that don't add value to ur life is not worth reading.......rabonni™®©

Guy most importantly not handing it to God in prayers....... see jobs re favour from God ...... when its ur time nothing can stop you, I know of someone who Ve wore native to an interview... he got the job..... so God is everything

pack out son........ the house is not urs...........ur landlord nor complain waiting be ur own Na?

why did this make front page even without comment ?










please tell us how a topic makes front page.

how do topic even make front page or there re usernames that can make front page..... when u post important stuff the mod won't even look at it, grow up nairaland

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My heart bleeds each time I see such on Facebook, the old trick was I am Jesus, then T.B Joshua came back from mountain, and some other once but this latest is totally wrong how can you wish someone accident?