Getting Puffed At The Airport - Security!

On a recent trip to Indianapolis I was treated to a trip through the “puffer machine”. These very expensive machines resemble a phone booth with glass doors,. Inside a disturbingly mechanical voice tells you what to do, and the jets of air blow across you from head to toe. Sort of a fun house blower without the fun.

Not unpleasant, but surprising. I did a little research on these beasts and found out that GE the “bring good ideas to light” folks make them. The problem with them is after constant use they get clogged up with dust. Hummm? Wonder why nobody thought of that?

More disturbing is that most of the places that bought them have stopped using them. In other words your taxpayer dollars at work, well not really.

Personally I think a good old fashioned fun house air jet would be a nice diversion in the airport. You already have to partially undress and stand in line holding your belt, shoes and other crap, why not give folks a little entertainment? Those TSA guys would love the fun of blowing a businesswoman’s skirt up, or ruffling a few feathers on the stuffy ill tempered air traveler of the 2000’s. And instead of having up pull all our stuff out of our pockets, just make folks walk through one of those revolving barrels. The change and metal objects would fall out on their own.

Let’s make air travel fun again!