Instead of putting your baby through the x-ray machine with the rest of your hand luggage, have a separate machine for them that both reduces harmful radiation and stops the child from crying. I suggest a small short burst as they pass thru a colourfully painted cubicle with hanging mobiles and furry walls.-- benfrost, Jun 20 2001 For [Pallex]... http://www.halfbake...squalling_20section...courtesy of [egnor]. [angel, Jun 20 2001] (?) Do drug dealers use the hollowed-out bodies of dead children to smuggle cocaine into the United States? http://www.snopes2..../drugs/deadbaby.htm [StarChaser, Jun 20 2001] I think this is a fantastic idea, the number of times our 18 month old has crawled back out of the x-ray machine and we've had to strap him to a piece of hand luggage just to get him through...I can tell you this would be a real boon. Of course, the other option is simply to check them in the hold in their car seat. This way, even if they do cry, you don't hear them!-- goff, Jun 20 2001 Surely you mean:
"both INCREASES harmful radiation and stops the child from crying" ?
Or maybe just a seperate airline for babies? After 90 mins of `waaaaaaah` (babytalk for `i`m in a plane..i`m in a plane`) you tend to get the idea!-- Pallex, Jun 20 2001 If only terrorists would stop packing explosives in their babies, we wouldn't need this.-- beauxeault, Jun 20 2001 I just send ours Fed-Ex so it arrives around the same time we do.-- Reverend D, Jun 20 2001 There has been a glut of fake animatronic babies smuggling all types of hidden nasties where I fly. It's compulsory.-- benfrost, Jun 21 2001 Shouldn't this idea be posted under "public: evil air travel"?-- PotatoStew, Jun 21 2001 What...ever.-- egnor, Jun 21 2001 Just for a second there benfrost, I almost thought you were serious.-- goff, Jun 21 2001 I think this is the funniest thing I have ever read, and [StarChaser], that is the funniest link I have ever seen. Cheers.-- AfroAssault, Jun 22 2001 Pallex: I'm with you, dude. If smoking is considered too anti-social for planes, I say we ban rugrats too. How many times have you prayed for that mewling, puking, noise-machine to just play a little harder with the emergency door handle?-- Guy Fox, Jun 22 2001 random, halfbakery