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UPenn Professor Solving DiffEQ on Scratchpad Causes Plane to Return to Gate

posted by cmn32480 on Sunday May 08 2016, @11:49PM   
from the I-can't-solve-DiffEq-with-a-computer dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

This just in from the front lines of the War on the Unusual:

University of Pennsylvania economics professor Guido Menzio was solving a set of differential equations on a plane departing the Philadelphia airport when the woman next to him surreptitiously passed a note to a flight attendant telling them she thought he was a terrorist because of the strange things he was writing on a pad of paper. The plane returned to the gate where he was questioned. At least this time the pilot had enough sense not to kick him off the flight.

Remember folks, if you see something say something!

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Original Submission

• Hysteric Woman Causes Plane to Return to Gate Afte Hysteric Woman Causes Plane to Return to Gate Afte (Score: 4, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 09 2016, @01:37AM

  by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 09 2016, @01:37AM (#343386)

  Hysteric Woman Causes Plane to Return to Gate After Watching UPenn Professor Do Maths on Scratchpad

  There, I fixed it for you.

  Starting Score:	0		points
  Moderation		+4
  Insightful=2, Interesting=1, Informative=1, Total=4
  Extra 'Insightful' Modifier		0
  Total Score:		4

• Re:Hysteric Woman Causes Plane to Return to Gate A (Score: 2) by krishnoid on Monday May 09 2016, @10:05PM

  by krishnoid (1156) on Monday May 09 2016, @10:05PM (#343940)

  Hysteric Woman Causes Plane to Return to Gate After Watching a Guido with a Sicilian-Sounding Last Name Do Maths on Scratchpad

  Minor correction -- hope this helps.

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