Comments on: My iPod Will Not Crash Your Airplane http://cogdogblog.com/2008/04/19/my-ipod-will-not-crash-your-airplane/ Alan Levine's blog space for barking about instructional technology Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:24:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Susan WB http://cogdogblog.com/2008/04/19/my-ipod-will-not-crash-your-airplane/#comment-55412 Susan WB Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:06:05 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2008/04/19/my-ipod-will-not-crash-your-airplane/#comment-55412 Check out the Discovery Channel's show "MythBusters"... they dedicated an entire episode to this topic (#49) and basically proved exactly what you said here! http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/mythbusters/episode/00to49/episode.html Check out the Discovery Channel’s show “MythBusters”… they dedicated an entire episode to this topic (#49) and basically proved exactly what you said here!

http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/mythbusters/episode/00to49/episode.html

]]> By: Alisa http://cogdogblog.com/2008/04/19/my-ipod-will-not-crash-your-airplane/#comment-55411 Alisa Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:55:51 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2008/04/19/my-ipod-will-not-crash-your-airplane/#comment-55411 On my most recent flight to Ontario, CA I left my Blackberry on, which I do every time I fly, and something amazing happened this time. In the middle of the flight I got a text message. I thought how can that be that I have a cell signal at 33,000 ft above Arizona. But I did. So I read the message and thought, I wonder if I can reply, so I did. And it worked! I ended up getting two more messages on that flight. I guess Sprint's service is better than I thought. The good news is nothing happened to the plane. On my most recent flight to Ontario, CA I left my Blackberry on, which I do every time I fly, and something amazing happened this time. In the middle of the flight I got a text message. I thought how can that be that I have a cell signal at 33,000 ft above Arizona. But I did. So I read the message and thought, I wonder if I can reply, so I did. And it worked! I ended up getting two more messages on that flight. I guess Sprint’s service is better than I thought. The good news is nothing happened to the plane.

]]> By: Heather Ross http://cogdogblog.com/2008/04/19/my-ipod-will-not-crash-your-airplane/#comment-55407 Heather Ross Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:00:51 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2008/04/19/my-ipod-will-not-crash-your-airplane/#comment-55407 I would think that the whole having things in the seat pocket or the tray down during take off and landing would be related to passenger safety in the event of a "hard landing" or other mishap. I would think that the whole having things in the seat pocket or the tray down during take off and landing would be related to passenger safety in the event of a “hard landing” or other mishap.

]]> By: J.D. Williams http://cogdogblog.com/2008/04/19/my-ipod-will-not-crash-your-airplane/#comment-55405 J.D. Williams Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:09:59 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2008/04/19/my-ipod-will-not-crash-your-airplane/#comment-55405 I've never understood the difference between having the phone/ipod/laptop on at the gate and on the runway. With the connection range of these devices, shouldn't everyone in the airport need to have them turned off? When I'm flying with my iTouch I usually just turn off the screen so it looks like the whole thing is turned off. I’ve never understood the difference between having the phone/ipod/laptop on at the gate and on the runway. With the connection range of these devices, shouldn’t everyone in the airport need to have them turned off?

When I’m flying with my iTouch I usually just turn off the screen so it looks like the whole thing is turned off.

]]> By: Alan Levine aka CogDog http://cogdogblog.com/2008/04/19/my-ipod-will-not-crash-your-airplane/#comment-55404 Alan Levine aka CogDog Sun, 20 Apr 2008 13:44:59 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2008/04/19/my-ipod-will-not-crash-your-airplane/#comment-55404 Ow, what an obit! Okay, I wont use my ipod, especially if it means ruining Oriole Park. Nooooooo. Ow, what an obit! Okay, I wont use my ipod, especially if it means ruining Oriole Park. Nooooooo.

]]> By: Karen http://cogdogblog.com/2008/04/19/my-ipod-will-not-crash-your-airplane/#comment-55402 Karen Sun, 20 Apr 2008 12:37:50 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2008/04/19/my-ipod-will-not-crash-your-airplane/#comment-55402 Oh I hope I'm not flying with any of you. While on one level I get what you're saying, on my highest level I'm a nervous flyer (only back on planes about 3 years after refusing to fly for almost 20!) and I'm not going "see what happens" on a plane filled with hundreds of people! Though the don't put anything in the seat pockets things is strange......and I am flying Southwest in July.....hmmmmm. Oh I hope I’m not flying with any of you. While on one level I get what you’re saying, on my highest level I’m a nervous flyer (only back on planes about 3 years after refusing to fly for almost 20!) and I’m not going “see what happens” on a plane filled with hundreds of people!
Though the don’t put anything in the seat pockets things is strange……and I am flying Southwest in July…..hmmmmm.

]]> By: Rowan Manahan http://cogdogblog.com/2008/04/19/my-ipod-will-not-crash-your-airplane/#comment-55401 Rowan Manahan Sun, 20 Apr 2008 08:28:11 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2008/04/19/my-ipod-will-not-crash-your-airplane/#comment-55401 Top blogger Alan Levine was among 324 passengers and crew killed today in a horrific air disaster over Baltimore. The plane, a Boeing 747, plunged into Oriole Park and we have been receiving bizarre reports that the life support systems in every medical facility in downtown Baltimore simultaneously wavered and reset themselves as the plane passed overhead ... This just in - the NTSB have just recovered the black box from the cockpit of the stricken 747. Just as the plane spiralled out of control, the pilot was heard to mutter through clenched teeth, "What the heck? Geez, I hope we don't have that crazy doggie bloggie guy on board!" Joseph Authority, spokesman from the NTSB had this to say, "Obviously it's too early to give a definite answer on this one, but to prevent endless speculation on the 24 hour news stations, I'm going to postulate that this is a combination of an iPod Touch, the wrapper from a moist towelette wipe placed in the seat pocket and some crazed individual eating two packets of peanuts! (his vice begins to shake) Some people think they're just so damn smart!" Top blogger Alan Levine was among 324 passengers and crew killed today in a horrific air disaster over Baltimore. The plane, a Boeing 747, plunged into Oriole Park and we have been receiving bizarre reports that the life support systems in every medical facility in downtown Baltimore simultaneously wavered and reset themselves as the plane passed overhead …

This just in - the NTSB have just recovered the black box from the cockpit of the stricken 747. Just as the plane spiralled out of control, the pilot was heard to mutter through clenched teeth, “What the heck? Geez, I hope we don’t have that crazy doggie bloggie guy on board!”

Joseph Authority, spokesman from the NTSB had this to say, “Obviously it’s too early to give a definite answer on this one, but to prevent endless speculation on the 24 hour news stations, I’m going to postulate that this is a combination of an iPod Touch, the wrapper from a moist towelette wipe placed in the seat pocket and some crazed individual eating two packets of peanuts! (his vice begins to shake) Some people think they’re just so damn smart!”

]]> By: Devon http://cogdogblog.com/2008/04/19/my-ipod-will-not-crash-your-airplane/#comment-55400 Devon Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:25:04 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2008/04/19/my-ipod-will-not-crash-your-airplane/#comment-55400 We're flying every other week or so from now until after the Fourth of July. I will have to try some of these fun tests. hahahaha We’re flying every other week or so from now until after the Fourth of July. I will have to try some of these fun tests. hahahaha

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