The Week contest - Flight aids
If you could invent a product that would make flying a more tolerable experience, what would it be called?
Last week's question: A growing number of airline passengers are using a Knee Defender — a wedge-like device that stops the seat in front from reclining. If you could invent another product that would make flying a more tolerable experience, what would it be called?
RESULTS:
THE WINNER: The Porcupine Armrest Reserver
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Tom Skopal, Bethlehem, Pa.
SECOND PLACE: The First-Class Simulator Headset
Marie E. Page, Middletown, Del.
THIRD PLACE: The Fee Defender
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Jim Fouché, Point Richmond, Calif.
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
The Screaming Baby Muffler
Cheryl Old, San Diego
The Kid Napper
Rolanda Ritzman, New Berlin, Pa.
Passenger Mate Tranquilizer Peanuts
Howard Browning, St. Simons Island, Ga.
The Small-Talk Defender
Brandon Scott Keller, West Hollywood, Calif.
The Passed Gas Mask
Roy Musland, Jamestown, N.D.
The Common Sense and Consideration Pill
Jennifer Limke, Union, Ohio
The Coach Cocoon
Frank Letchworth, Knoxvill, Tenn.
The Security Line E-Z Pass
Darren Pollock, Pasadena, Calif.
The Armrest Referee
Katharine Dropick, Brooklyn, N.Y.
The Overstuffed Bag Obliterator
Tim Henning, Smyrna, Ga.
Acme Overhead Bin Expander
T. M. Flynn, Vineyard Haven, Mass.
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