What on Earth threat's this shoe mitigating? Yet more Security Theatre
I couldn't quite believe it when I saw the following on sale in downtown Seattle!
How exactly do you convince the "security" staff at the airport that yes your shoe really isn't full of explosive and therefore you don't need to remove them? Hmmmmm
I can see that the shoe could mitigate the threat of cold wet sore feet but I can't see how that makes them aircraft friendly!
Comments
Anonymous
January 01, 2003
Stodge> I once wore sandles @ airport security and they made me take them off too - I suspect they'd have done the same for flip flops - no thought of what the threat may be.Anonymous
January 01, 2003
How many airport security officers know what "semi-translucent" means?! No offence meant to any airport security officers who may read this blog & I do want to go home without any specially attentive searches!Anonymous
January 01, 2003
It is SOOO obvious that it is a MAGIC shoe that has some sort of property that your mundane mind does not percieve. By its very essence, this shoe protects you and any aircraft that you touch with the aura of invincibility. Therefore you should pay extra for this shoe.... Uh, thats the marketing anyway.... In reality, this shoe mitigates nothing, offers no visible advantage over any other kind of shoe other than offering security officers a dubious semi-translucent sole which I would probably more readily doubt because of its uniqueness....Anonymous
February 07, 2007
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February 07, 2007
Maybe it's because they're very comfortable for standing around in the long lines for security in which we inevitably find ourselves passing our lives in these days. I can only think that there's no metal in them to set off the detectors...?Anonymous
February 07, 2007
I could sell you a pair of flip-flops for $5 - they're definitely airport friendly AND you'll look cool! :)