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U.S. federal regulations prohibit loitering near the restroom
on an airplane, so on a larger plane, it becomes a guessing
game whether you're next in line. Proposed is a queuing
system. From your seat, push a button to be added to the
queue. When it's your turn, you'll be notified by a discrete
light.
Another implementation would show you a number on a small
display, and a number would be displayed on a sign near the
restroom.
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Sir, if you continue with that attitude I regret that
Federal Regulation 77.3.1 means that I will have to
taze you for your own safety and that of your fellow
passengers. |
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Number trading would definitely have a ceiling height, although turbulence in the market could cause volatility. |
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My theory is that airline regulations are designed to
gradually introduce Americans to the restraints related to
becoming a police state, so it's not so much of a shock. |
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My theory is that US citizenship is designed to gradually introduce Americans to the restraints related to air travel, so it's not so much of a shock. |
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Out of interest, how far is it possible for elected
officials to dictate the day to day events of an
American's life, before he/she says "Ah, no,
actually."? |
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For example, if all travellers were required to be
barefoot (to counter the risk of shoe bombs), would
that be OK with y'all? |
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Will the "discrete light" also be discreet, to save people's embarrassment? |
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It would be confusing if the same light was used to notify each person in turn. |
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If you're waiting in line, by definition you're not loitering. |
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//I will have to taze you for your own safety.. // |
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I will have to REPEATEDLY taze you for your own safety... |
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A single tazing is not so much of a shock. |
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ok, but c'mon in the USA we cater to morons. |
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23C: You are next! There's no line, you can walk right up
Mr. 23C! |
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But, with no line, Mr. 30C & Mrs. 12B decide: Hey, look, no
line! Let's just go! |
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So, there'd need to be some level of non-moronic
enforcement. |
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The airplane staff already have enough on their full plates
keeping things civil. Adding this would be hard. |
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Maybe a key code to unlock the loo, such as: In the seat
display, it shows, "Your turn is next: Enter #4234 to get
in"... |
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I thought guns were the standard answer to problems like that! |
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A discrete light could work, but a continuous light such as a
3-phase LED could provide a nice color change effect to
discreetly show one's place in line as the light goes from red
to green. |
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