Ridiculous Reason For Flight Delays Right Before Takeoff

Mathematical Misunderstanding

This event happened on a flight headed from Philadelphia to Syracuse. The flight was delayed when a passenger reported seeing some suspicious doodling that the person sitting next to her was drawing or writing.

The woman then handed a note to the flight attendant alerting her to her concerns, as a result, the flight remained grounded while the man was removed from the plane.  The man was Guido Menzio, a well-renowned economist who was actually working on a differential math equation.

Mathematical Misunderstanding

After being questioned and showing authorities what he was doing, Menzio was allowed to return to his seat and the 41-minute flight that was supposed to be super quick ended up taking off two hours after its scheduled departure.