According to Mike Ahlers, the Harlem Shake is the “dance sensation that’s sweeping above the nation--at 30,000 feet.” Recently, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has become concerned with a certain Youtube video that depicts passengers dancing to the popular Harlem Shake while in the air on a Frontier Airliners flight to San Diego. This nationwide dance phenomenon is not just happening on the ground in offices, schools and on the streets but in the air as well. The FAA claims it doesn’t want to be the “kill joy,” but this dancing in the air has raised serious security and safety issues. The FAA is currently investigating this particular instance to find out if the fasten seat-belt sign was indeed off, as Frontier Airlines claims. Officials agree that any kind of dancing or disruption in the air is dangerous because most air-related accidents result from turbulence. It is unsafe to have hundreds of people without seat belts jumping around while the plane is flying. Some worry that terrorists could possibly use the distraction for their own benefits. Ahlers’ only interesting line is the first of his article, when he wittily remarks that the Harlem Shake is the “dance sensation that’s sweeping above the nation” instead of merely sweeping the nation. The rest of the article is filled with quotes and important information that helps readers understand the issue. Although the article contains few clever remarks, it is nonetheless fascinating due to the popularity of the subject.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/01/travel/harlem-shake-faa/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
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