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[VIDEO] This Stewardess Finally Tells Us Why We Can't Use Our Phones on Planes

She looks like she knows her stuff. Will our smartphones really screw up the plane's navigation system? This stewardess has the answer but we dug up more sources anyways.

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WATCH: Why can't you use phones on planes? The ending is brilliant.

On a serious note, here's why

In the United States, both the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) restrict cell phone usage on aircraft, but for different reasons.

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The FAA prohibits in-flight use of wireless devices because of potential interference to the aircraft’s navigation and communication systems, while the FCC banned the use of mobile phones on airborne aircraft in order to prevent disruption to cellular towers on the ground.

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Electromagnetic interference to aircraft systems is the most common argument offered for banning mobile phones (and other passenger electronic devices) on planes.

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