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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 11:24 pm
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Since electronic devices supposedly can cause a plane to crash, all the suicide bomber have to do is to keep their hp or iPad or whatever electronic devices they have on.... Easier than smuggling bombs onboard. Why don't suicide bombers just do that??

If electronic devices were really so dangerous, why do we still allow them to be brought onboard? Since we can stop passengers from carrying life sustaining water onboard, why can't we stop passengers from carrying their electronic devices onboard??

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Maybe I should rephrase it, what electronic devices are truly dangerous to a plane? I've tried switching on my iPhone, iPad, camera and kindle. Apparently didn't crash my plane.... So I'm just wondering, if it is truly dangerous, why don't terrorist use it? And if it is not dangerous at all, why the fuss about switching off your electronic devices during take off and landings?

Maybe there's an electronic device that is really dangerous to the plane and that is why the FCC refuses to let passengers use electronic devices during take off..... So my point is not to offend anybody but was just to make a point.

I apologize to whoever whom thinks that my post was offensive..

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