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Terrible iPhone Case Causes Flight Delays
Jesse Tabit September 22, 2015
A passenger traveling from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) caused flight delays in one of the airport’s terminals after his gun-shaped iPhone case caught security’s eye. Passengers were eventually permitted to enter back into the terminal and board their flights, but only after going through an additional security check.
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Now if the phone cover was in the shape of a home mad clock, it would be OK.
Certainly a bright idea, but I really wonder if the result is as anticipated. Besides the very true comments above about clueless (!) travelers, I also suspect the middle seat will get the antics of not just the 2 side seats, but the 2 side seats behind. Just imagine the joy of not just getting the spillover from large and/or energetic companions in your row, but the direct attention of the kids seated in the aisle and window seats behind you. Before, you only had to worry about orthogonal interference: front, back, left and right. With side slip, you could potentially get 6 directions of "action", rear left and rear right on top of the 4 extant. Then there's the questionability of "elbow room" when there is a high likelihood of a laptop being used. The extra joy of banging elbow into side of knife thin ultrabook display. The extra volume from the tablet/portable DVD player being used to pacify the kid. The aromas from home jerked opossum being consumed by a nervous first timer. Ok, maybe not the last one, but you get the idea.