Originally Posted by brandinius2

The flight attendant asked me if my Ipod was turned off. I nodded yes. She then asked me to remove the headphone jack from the Ipod for takeoff. I did so, but what earthly reason is there for such a request?

I just thought it was weird. If the Ipod was turned on, then removing the plug wouldn't affect navigation. Not that Ipods would affect navigation anyway...