Most of us don’t really believe that our electronic devices have any effect on what a plane can or can’t do. In fact, there are air travel studies that have shown electronic devices don’t do anything at all to planes. However, that doesn’t mean you need to go crazy when the flight attendants ask you to turn off your iPod during your descent. It’s their job, and it’s the law, so just deal with the fact that your Creedence will have to wait ’til you’re in the car.

If you don’t, you might just end up in jail:

“James D. Elston became belligerent when asked to turn off his iPod as Northwest Airlines Flight 1108 was beginning its descent into Southwest Florida Regional Airport on Monday, a sheriffs arrest report said…He was arrested for breach of peace disorderly conduct, the sheriff’s booking report shows.” (From Florida Today)

I know it’s hard to sit on a plane for 20 minutes without your personal theme music, but you can spend the time cursing 12-Across on the in-flight crossword or just pricing an animatronic Elvis.