Design
Is This the Way to Find Privacy on Economy Flights?
It might make you look like a big, misanthropic baby, but this head sling for fliers promises solitude and comfort.
“Privacy” and “comfort” are not words often associated with flying, especially if you're flying economy. You're about as likely to have a relaxed journey as you are to find Samuel L. Jackson hollering about boa constrictors (and even that might be preferable to a symphony of bawling babies).
But two Jerusalem-based designers – Idan Noyberg and Gal Bulka, the same team behind those solar-powered clothespins – have come up with a device that promises to turn irritating flights into smooth cruises to dreamland. It has everything: privacy, headrests, storage spaces. And it's only drawbacks are possible major safety concerns and making its user look like a big, antisocial baby in a big-baby sling.