$500,000 Prize for Faster Airport Security Checks

coondoggie writes "A security company is willing to fork over $500,000 in prize money to the person or company that comes up with an innovative technology to speed airport security lines. The company making the offer, Clear, says the winning technology must meet a number of criteria including TSA approval and it must reduce inconvenience by, for example, allowing for no divesting of shoes or outer garments."

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So let me get this straight...

[nweaver]

A company which is trying to rake in millions by providing a "You paid more so you can skip the line" service, which promised shoe scanners etc, has to resort to trying to give a (rather small, given the need to get TSA approval) prize purse to make their business model work?

I heard that my favorite science company

[Anonymous Coward]

Apparently, Aperture Science (my favorite science company) has technology which can facilitate the speedy transferal of people and objects from point a to point b. You can read more about it during their next "Bring your daughter to work" day!

http://aperturescience.com/

Occam's Razor my friend.. Occam's razor...

[Cathoderoytube]

Institute a nude only polcy at the airport, and no carry on luggage allowed. Your ticket is duct taped to your chest, if you set the metal detector off they tazer you and throw you into a wood chipper.

Re:Occam's Razor my friend.. Occam's razor...

[FauxPasIII]

> if you set the metal detector off they tazer you and throw you into a wood chipper.

My colleague who has a bolt holding his knee together would be strongly opposed to this plan, methinks. ;)

Then again, I suppose he _could_ be a Terminator.

not possible with given conditions...

[PhreakOfTime]

the winning technology must meet a number of criteria including TSA approval and it must reduce inconvenience

Isnt that the problem? That those two conditions are mutually exclusive? If you have one, you automatically do not have the other.

Re:When do I get my money?

[PrescriptionWarning]

How about make the security so tight that very few people actually want to fly anymore... brilliant!

Or you always do more profiling, I hear thats popular these days when you don't want people to fly.

You can also put the terror alert level up to code Magma Hot Super Extreme Red. Red means bad, so people will avoid flying for sure then.

Re:People are still removing shoes?

[Cro Magnon]

In fact, at both airports I took off my shoes, and both times the security person who saw me told me to put them back on, as it wasn't necessary.

I think that had more to do with your foot hygine than with any change in policy.

Re:The whole point behind removing shoes

[Anonymous Coward]

We should all be very very thankful that no terrorists have been caught with explosives in their rectums.

Re:Insurance

[ragefan]

Should an aircraft go down as the result of Terrorist actions, pay everyone on board $1,000,000 from the fund. How do you plan to pay $1,000,000 to the people on board a plane that crashes? I will gladly accept any non-collected payouts, just to keep the accounting straight, of course.

Thanks.

Re:When do I get my money?

[Anonymous Coward]

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Re:No, you are incorrect...

[LucidBeast]

Would the screener be more gentle if he first felt my gun before going for my nuts.