RIGHT SPEAK: 14 of the FAA's Wildest Reports about Incidents that Happened on Airplanes

We're all prepared to turn off our electronic devices, put our seats in an upright position and fasten our seatbelts for departure.

But what would you do if you were on an airplane and someone started flinging water on you in a Satanic ritual? Or a fellow passenger bolted out of the lavatory — buck naked? What if someone asked you to put a bet on whether your flight would land?

Weird stuff happens 30,000 feet in the air.

Weird stuff happens so much that the Federal Aviation Administration can fine people up to $25,000 each for their unruly behavior — though the agitated passengers rarely end up paying, according to a USA TODAY Network investigation. In researching the report, they acquired 135 U.S. Department of Transportation orders assessing civil penalty.

Here are 14 of the most ridiculous nuggets, and the fines the incidents warranted. Believe us, you'll never be more grateful for your last uneventful flight:

1. The rogue planker: $7,700 fine Adam Nicodemus, passenger on a Virgin America flight from Philadelphia to San Francisco, on Oct. 30, 2013

According to the report, Nicodemus grabbed the wrist/arm of the person next to him, then started planking as the flight began its descent, falling on a fellow passenger.

2. The handsy one: $3,800 fine Alan Johnson, passenger on a United flight from Chicago to Denver on Feb. 16, 2010

According to the report, Johnson grabbed the butts of flight attendants, threw water at one of them, pressed up against a passenger and then refused to sit down until asked several times.

3. The Nook superfan: $11,000 fine Angelique Gettle, passenger on a Southwest flight from Albuquerque, N.M., to Los Angeles on April 21, 2013

According to the report, Gettle just would not, under any circumstances, turn off her Nook e-reader and stow it away, causing the flight to return to the gate.