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Would You Wear Pool Floaties On A Plane If It Meant Better Sleep?

September 2, 2009 at 4:29 PM | by | Comments (2)

Time for another "comfortable inflatable pillow or absurd monstrosity" post, wherein we weigh the marginal benefit of a cozier trip vs. the marginal cost of publicly looking like a tool. Today's subject: child pool floaties as in-flight pillows, the suggestion of MIT blogger Star Simpson. You inflate them at the airport, slip them around your hands, and ostensibly enjoy a snug respite.

Simpson doesn't suggest you carry around regular naked floaties into airports at least. Instead she makes the critical suggestion that you wrap them up in an old t-shirt. Inspired, but it still doesn't solve our central concern, which is that you're walking around an airport wearing pool toys.

Our responses to travel gear range from we can see it through probably not to oh honey, no. It's a delicate balance. On one hand, who cares what other people think as long as you're comfortable? On the other hand, you are in public and we still have common decency, so there are certain expectations. You wouldn't walk around in torn socks and sandals, just because you like the feel of the wind on your toes.

Our concern here is that the "pool floaties as gloves" look kind of makes you appear like a poorly thought out supervillian. It's like what kids put on their hands before hitting each other and screaming "POW!" Comfortable though it might be, it's one step too cutesy for us.

There are some more pics in the original post so you can judge for yourself. Feel free to sound off in the comments: is the better sleep worth it? Should how you look matter on a travel day, or does how you feel trump everything?

[Photo: Star Simpson]

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· Sound Sleep on a Long Flight [Star Simpson]
· Travel Pillows Coverage [Jaunted]
· Travel Gear Coverage [Jaunted]

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Umm ... NO!

I might love being comfy while I travel but there are definitely things you Should Not Do and this is clearly on that list.

agree

You should not even OWN pool floaties if you're over the age of 8 (or some could argue, 6) and live near a YMCA or a friend's pool so that you learn to swim. This is so dork MacGyver.

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