Originally Posted by
ttjoseph
Originally Posted by
mre5765
As for the basis, you'll have to ask Nappy, but since the basis has nothing to do with science and everything to do with economics (i.e. protecting the business models of airside merchants) don't expect a sane answer.
Let's not be hasty here. There is also a healthy dose of plain stupidity with this rule.

I'm just an engineer so maybe someone can explain, in light of the last six months (and at the risk of sending this thread to OMNI), the difference between "economics" and "plain stupidity."