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Boom Box
January 31st, 2010A nod to my dear old dad, a person whose life has been spent thinking so far outside of the box that [censored] pays him to invent things. He has an interesting idea for handling terrorist who want to bomb airplanes (these concepts are copyrighted by one, the other, or both Guy Smiths, so you can forget about marketing this goodie).
Papasan envisions installing blast proof Plexiglas boxes in all airport security lines. Every passenger enters the box alone. Once the doors are locked, a sweeping transmission scan will commence covering all frequencies and with varying amplitudes. The goal is to detonate any explosives a terrorist might be packing under his clothes or even in a body cavity. Other frequencies could melt explosive components or boil fluids.
My old man thought that the one downside might be the unappetizing display of exploding jihadists, but I disagree. After all, nobody has ever gone broke underestimating the entertainment taste of the American public. Just watch NASCAR, or more precisely NASCAR fans. A game of pop-goes-Achmed might liven-up an otherwise boring itinerary.
I thought of this one, too- I figured it would have to be outside the airport proper, though.
Then everyone walks through the scan for bio-weapons.
Realize it’s not an option for most, but I simply quit flying. Never enjoyed it, and there’s nowhere I want to go that I can’t drive to.