Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2020/03/16/frightened-fliers-rejoice-sac.html
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As an art project this is awesome.
That being said, I hope the sales don’t, er, take off.
This isn’t really a cure for aviophobia; it is just about colouring people’s perceptions! I can see right through it!
Rainbow tinted glasses.
Not to be a wet blanket, but the FAA has strict ideas about making what might appear to be superficial modifications to aircraft. I daresay they’d take a rather dim view of this.
Yeah, not to mention those extra lines to emphasize the fragility of windows…and highlight the cracks.
Sacralization:
A wonderfully fun piece of plastic that will undoubtedly benefit the environment.
For domestic flights only?
Does it have the little hole near the bottom of the window?
No, it doesn’t.
Nor does the pane it’s being stuck to, so no problem.
Edit: typo correction
Pah, it’s not like it was faux cracks or bullet holes.
And yet, they tolerate knee defenders? That is, I’ve never heard a definitive FAA prohibition on them (when it seems there should be one).
This one is the international version for the coming months.
Scratch your moment of gaze-through epiphany as you witness asswads of flames shooting from your inboard engine.
The hole goes through the middle pane of the three-pane window.
Aww, come on - this is perfect for the Boeing 737 MAX.
Make one of the Twilight Zone gremlin and you got yourself a customer.