Flight delayed when math mistaken for terrorism by passenger

Fox News.com ^ | May 8, 2016

[Kaslin]

An Ivy League professor says his flight was delayed when a fellow passenger mistook his scribbling on a math problem as a sign he might be a terrorist.

American Airlines confirms that a woman expressed suspicions about University of Pennsylvania economics professor Guido Menzio.

He was flying from Philadelphia to Syracuse on Thursday to give a talk at Queen’s University in Ontario, Canada. He was working on a differential equation, but said he was told the woman thought he might be a terrorist because of what he was writing.

Casey Norton, a spokesman for the air carrier, said the women’s allegations about Menzio were deemed not credible.

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

Next time, use calcubonics. It’s the latest thing.

[deks]

If you see sum thing, say sum thing. !!

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LoL

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

Just *looking* for the area under a curve is raciss. By whatever means.

[Drew68]

That’s the conclusion I came to, as well. Trump has overtaken the mantra “Bush’s fault!” used by the left and the MSM so frequently.

It's going to be fun to watch it backfire. There's already concern on the left that the "Trump's a racist!" card doesn't seem to be working. Accusations of racism have lost their sting. People just don't care anymore.

[BigEdLB]

Better yet, square root of negative one.

[Nifster]

Very nicely played

[going hot]

prolly using Arabic numerals.

[null and void]

Even harder when you're dead stupid.

[spokeshave]

With many cheerful facts about the square of the hypotenuse

I thought that was the squaw on the hippopotamus.

[Telepathic Intruder]

The dreaded i-bomb.

[MinuteGal]

FR Punnery of the Month Award!

Leni

[dinodino]

What an ignorant, stupid woman. Unbelievable!

[dinodino]

You can always count on someone on FR to BLAME THE VICTIM in the first few posts. Your post is nearly as embarrassing as the woman’s report to security...

[AC Beach Patrol]

Because I work in this field, carry creds, and am familiar with the procedure involved.

[LoneRangerMassachusetts]

How embarrassing for the woman.

How so? Her name is missing.

[gasport]

A lifeform incapable of understanding the concept of embarrassment.

[CardCarryingMember.VastRightWC]

Whoa. Aren't we talking about an admitted criminal here?

This guy who has a Math Lab in his home?

Where he cooks up Mathemphattamine?

I'm confused ...... crystal math? ....... a math-fueled rage?

[gasport]

Was he carrying weapons of math instruction?

Members of Al Gebra are known for this.

[Hieronymus]

Greek symbols. Scattered among ARABIC numerals

[CardCarryingMember.VastRightWC]

Recruiting poster for college math departments, as suggested by National Lampoon in early 70s