I'll Just Read the In-Flight Magazine . . . Again

What's the deal with no books allowed on planes? I can understand no sharp implements, no liquids that could contain combinable chemicals, no batteries, etc. But books? Holy crap. Good thing I don't have anywhere to fly to.

Comments

[Karan]

Maybe they think we'll smuggle stuff inside cut out vaults like in the old prison movies? I dunno. Did you see this solution: http://www.boingboing.net/2006/08/14/make_a_scarfbook_to_.html

How long would that need to be?

[Margaret]

Is that the rule? I haven't seen that before. I can never fly again.

[scott]

Maybe they're afraid you'll read a book so bad that it sends you into a violent rage. Problem with that theory is the number of people seen reading Dan Brown's stuff on airplanes for years and the relative death of accompanying violent episodes.