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The Real Reason We Freak Out On Planes
Planes: They're where we get drunk. Where we brawl. Where we disable the restroom smoke detectors and light cigarettes. Where we glare at crying children. Where we jam our knees into the backs of the fellow travelers who dare recline their seats. Where we allow our racial paranoia to imagine terrorist threats in the seats around us - a man taking a...
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Flight Delayed After Economist's Math Equation Mistaken For 'Terrorist Code'
An Italian economist says his flight was delayed for over two hours after a fellow woman passenger saw him working on an equation she thought was some special secret terrorist code and alerted the cabin crew.
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The Real Reason We Freak Out On Planes
Planes: They're where we get drunk. Where we brawl. Where we disable the restroom smoke detectors and light cigarettes. Where we glare at crying children. Where we jam our knees into the backs of the fellow travelers who dare recline their seats. Where we allow our racial paranoia to imagine terrorist threats in the seats around us - a man taking a...
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Flight Delayed After Economist's Math Equation Mistaken For 'Terrorist Code'
An Italian economist says his flight was delayed for over two hours after a fellow woman passenger saw him working on an equation she thought was some special secret terrorist code and alerted the cabin crew.
