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A bag cannot travel in the hold of a plane without its owner being on board because of the obvious security implications. So why is it that a bag can be handed in to cloakroom of a public building such as a bar/nightclub/museum and its owner be able to easily walk away from it.
I propose a new secure
cloakroom. On handing in a bag, the owner's iris is scanned and registered against the bags in question.
To leave the bar/musem/[whatever], the customer need walk through an iris reader. If they have a bag registered, the doorman will politely remind them to retrieve it. In this way, it serves as a reminder to legitimate but forgetful individuals as well as provide a security deterrant.
Other biometrics could be used such as finger prints. I did toy with the idea of implanting a chip (like the pet passports), but I fear obvious big brother/human rights implications!
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What if your girlfriend is a bit of a lightweight and falls asleep in the bar, leaving you to carry/drag her home and therefore doesn't have her eyes open as she is leaving? |
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a) Wake her.
b) Stay in the bar until she wakes naturally.
c) Register two "eyes" for the bags. Then your boyfriend can go get them for you. |
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what about a long bit of elastic, tied to one hand and the bag |
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armed with a pair of scissors, I play havoc with your security system neilp |
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Aside from the creepy big brother aspects this idea is a winner just like the street lockers. This is also something you beat me to. That is why I was able to accurately guess you posted this too (I'm not one to say often I know what's posted by whom in "two notes"). Take out the optical scanner and replace with a (sacrilege alert) receptionist/front desk person type. They can have other functions that don't require leaving the area unattended to round out their usefulness. |
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get people charged for the honour, by the hour, logarithmically... |
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Seems like a lot of hassle for very little gain to me. |
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