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Do Not Flush Your iPod

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the ipods-on-the-mother-fing-plane dept.

realjordanna writes "Clearly the bar for what is deemed as a security threat has had to be lowered — but should it be this low? When a rather embarrassed passenger loses his iPod in the lavatory — even admits to the crew his mistake, the plane is diverted to Ottawa and a bomb squad is brought in to investigate. Read the iPod owner's story and take one lesson from this kid's plight — clearly the iPod is not flushable."

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  1. I'm the guy by riscfuture · · Score: 5, Informative

    My name is Tim Morgan, and I'm both the author of the WoW post (Stupid), and the person mentioned in the news articles. Unfortunately, it seems a lot of you are suspicious that I am one and the same person, and rightly so. I reckon I have no real way to prove it. So ... for those willing to take it on faith (my WoW sig notwithstanding), feel free to ask me questions.

    Also, I'm noticing I'm not coming off very highly in some of your comments. Oh well ... 'tis to be expected when you run the gauntlet of /.ers. :P

  2. Re:It's not funny, don't laugh... by ruisantos · · Score: 4, Informative

    Let me remind you that this was an American Plane, from an American airline and the security alert was made by it's american crew.