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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Plane Torn Apart Over Lost Cell Phone]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/10/21/plane-torn-apart-over-lost-cell-phone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/10/21/plane-torn-apart-over-lost-cell-phone/</guid><description><![CDATA[Of course this moronic news service is not going to tell you whether they FOUND the cell phone or not. Don't want to over-burden the dim-wit public with too much information...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Holzel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 21st 2009 11:22AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Plane Torn Apart Over Lost Cell Phone]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/10/21/plane-torn-apart-over-lost-cell-phone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/10/21/plane-torn-apart-over-lost-cell-phone/</guid><description><![CDATA[Obviously they viewed this as a security threat, since cell phones can trigger explosives.  So the airline's behavior makes perfect sense. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[tim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 21st 2009 11:34AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Plane Torn Apart Over Lost Cell Phone]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/10/21/plane-torn-apart-over-lost-cell-phone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/10/21/plane-torn-apart-over-lost-cell-phone/</guid><description><![CDATA[why didn't they call the number of the cell phone? that should give them an idea of where the phone is.<br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[pst2868]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 21st 2009 11:50AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Plane Torn Apart Over Lost Cell Phone]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/10/21/plane-torn-apart-over-lost-cell-phone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/10/21/plane-torn-apart-over-lost-cell-phone/</guid><description><![CDATA[To pst2868; <br>It is a requirement to turn off cellphones on planes these days.    ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jerome]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 21st 2009 1:14PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Plane Torn Apart Over Lost Cell Phone]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/10/21/plane-torn-apart-over-lost-cell-phone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/10/21/plane-torn-apart-over-lost-cell-phone/</guid><description><![CDATA[The article said the phone was turned on.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jacki]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 21st 2009 1:30PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Plane Torn Apart Over Lost Cell Phone]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/10/21/plane-torn-apart-over-lost-cell-phone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/10/21/plane-torn-apart-over-lost-cell-phone/</guid><description><![CDATA[Sorry, I thought this was the article.  I didn't realise that this was just a very vague write-up based on a real article.  I did not read the actual article, as I wasn't even aware of it. <br><br> This bit is awful.  There were no significant details mentioned here.   I am with Tom Holzel on this. Why would someone waste their time writing about this event, if they are just going to leave out answers for common sense details?  <br><br>What a waste!<br><br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jerome]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 21st 2009 2:13PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Plane Torn Apart Over Lost Cell Phone]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/10/21/plane-torn-apart-over-lost-cell-phone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/10/21/plane-torn-apart-over-lost-cell-phone/</guid><description><![CDATA[a cell phone that is ON can mess with a plane's electronics, so it seems to me that this was a safety issue. besides, we've all flown, we know that an airline doesn't care about a passenger to delay a plane out of kindness.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[inthewolvesden]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 21st 2009 1:34PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Plane Torn Apart Over Lost Cell Phone]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/10/21/plane-torn-apart-over-lost-cell-phone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/10/21/plane-torn-apart-over-lost-cell-phone/</guid><description><![CDATA[That's a common misconception, but it is incorrect.  Cell phones do not interfere with airplane electronics.  I'm not aware of the reason behind why the FAA and airlines insist on telling people this is the reason for their "no cell-phones" policy.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Noah]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 23rd 2009 10:06PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Plane Torn Apart Over Lost Cell Phone]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/10/21/plane-torn-apart-over-lost-cell-phone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/10/21/plane-torn-apart-over-lost-cell-phone/</guid><description><![CDATA[why there's the no cellphone policy is because they want you to not make calls in the middle of the night. it would disturb passengers and also, how would services charge for that? long distance? <br><br>and if you really need to talk, you have the expensive in-plane phone.  they want you to use that.  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[far]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 23rd 2009 11:48PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
