# The Great Ongoing Aviation Thread (general and other) (Part 1)

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**Created:** [October 23, 2011, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-aviation-thread-general-and-other-part-1/600499 "2011-10-23T02:17:01Z")\
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And in any case even if it were so, not a blanket ban for 10 days rather than just while the test is happening.

Unseriousness from top to bottom.

BTW: Thread of its own:

> [@El Paso Airport closed for 10 days for "security reasons"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/el-paso-airport-closed-for-10-days-for-security-reasons/1027575/31):
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> Well, on the one hand I can’t see how shutting down airports would help them there. On the other hand, they’re idiots so who knows? Just because it makes no sense doesn’t mean they won’t do it. It’s hard to guess the motivations for behavior when the people behind it are irrational and stupid. My guess is that it’s more a trial of how the USAian public will react to such a move. El Paso was probably chosen due to the high number of potential distractions (aliens, whether extraterrestrial or…

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