Anyone who's ever traveled by plane knows that airports are somewhat of a lawless land. Huge and sprawling, seemingly endless hallways with scattered seats in every corner, numbered sign after numbered sign, food that's way too expensive — it's a nightmare!
This list highlights the chaos found inside airports, namely in the shockingly poor design choices implemented thinking we, the people, won't notice. Safe travels!
Public bathrooms should not require you to double or triple check the signage before heading on in. That's a place you need to be able to navigate with confidence and swiftness, no time for doubts!
"Lay the baby one way, he plays with the soap and gets wet. Lay him the other, and he plays with an open outlet. And I did have to make this decision, as I was in a rush at the airport with my son."
Sure, this isn't ideal for the walls, but airports are stressful places, and I bet some guests were really grateful to have an opportunity to blow off some steam on their way out.
My guess is lots! Many, many times. Did whoever designed this just forget that people tend to have elbows and actually use armrests? Did they think they were just for decoration?
I don't know, to me there seems to be a look of shock on her face. Mild shock, sure, but she's not totally chill about the situation. At most she's having an, "Oh, dang, this is gonna suck," moment.
What is it about the design of in-flight amenities that are just so...not good? A cup for a cup? Water with a peel lid? That sad excuse for a handle on the cup on the right? These could easily be normal, but they're not.
I don't have the mental fortitude to face these kinds of signs, especially in the midst of traveling. Do you want me to? Do you not want me to? I'm running on the three brain cells I have left and need some clarification.
Who says you can't make friends at the airport? Well, no one really, but still, they put this feature in so you could chat some new people up and maybe find a buddy to wait for your flight with!
Aerosol cans? Not allowed at all. Whatever that is in the middle? Only partially allowed. Grenades? Totally cool. Encouraged, even. Bring 'em aboard, what's the worst that could happen?
You say that as an onlooker, but you're not the one who had to do the math, huh? Could you point out where 75% is on that chart? Oh, you could? Well, um, you make the graphic then!
They've got the right idea though, and isn't that enough sometimes? Must we put the expectation of 100% realism onto everything we see? It's close enough, you don't have to worry about it, let it go.
Those who frequent airports know that the energy could rival that of a deathmatch. One wrong step and anyone walking down the same hallway as you could explode with rage and start taking people down.
Maybe they're trying to help you have a little fun by introducing a quick game of I Spy. Though, I can understand how it'd be less fun when what you're spying for is your own belongings.
Who is this worse for? People looking for baggage claim two, or people looking for baggage claim seven? When all of the carousels are carousel seven, is there a true one among them?
While traveling, sometimes you just have to let go of your morals for a brief moment in order to avoid mentally overloading yourself. Put the coffee cup in the wrong recycling category, it'll be okay.
Well, if the people are entering Fort Wayne, they won't see the back of the sign anyway, and for those leaving, it looks like they're narrowly avoiding a disaster. Comforting either way!
Not only would that cause a fall, but that could seriously bust a toe or twist an ankle. I'd say put a cone over it, but at least it'll provide some free entertainment for those sitting on the side there.
That, or they successfully learned how to clone people and launched this campaign to see if people would notice. Most don't, but the guy on the far left seems a little suspicious of the whole thing.
At least they added the sign next to the buttons, too. "Yeah, we know, it doesn't match, but just trust us, okay? Hit B to get your bags and get the hell out."
It's not the airport's fault that the sign glitched in there. The programmers have been looking into it but haven't figured out what's causing it yet, but know that it's in their pipeline.
