Fighting Assumptions Podcast
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Your phone won’t crash the plane: the true purpose of airplane mode (opens the original)
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Picture this: you’re buckling your seatbelt, the cabin doors are closed, and the flight attendant makes the familiar announcement to switch all devices to “Airplane Mode.” If you are like most people, you probably assume you’re doing this to prevent a catastrophic technological failure. The common assumption is that the radio frequencies blasting from your phone will somehow cross paths with the cockpit’s navigation systems, blinding the pilots and sending your plane into a sudden nosedive. It’s
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