James Fallows: 'All Electronic Devices Must Now Be Powered Off'—But Why? (The Atlantic)‘No. Of course not. The rule is pure theater.’ The writer suspects that the real reason is to keep passengers undistracted in case of emergency.#airplane#flight#safety·theatlantic.com·Dec 1, 2011James Fallows: 'All Electronic Devices Must Now Be Powered Off'—But Why? (The Atlantic)