r/KidsAreFuckingStupid • u/UnstableIsotopeU-234 • Aug 20 '24

Video/Gif That came off easy.

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u/Direct-Serve-9489 Aug 20 '24

Why not? Pulling on it with a suction cup might be the intended way of removing it.

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '24

If so, why not a screw or clip instead?

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u/Ping-and-Pong Aug 20 '24

Ease of removal? Cost of putting it in? Weight? I mean there'll be hundreds of these on just one small commercial passenger plane. For something not structurally integral, why go to the effort and cost when some plastic clips work fine if not better if they need removing regularly? Works for a laptop case or phone screen - why not a protective cover for a plane window?

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u/IndependentSubject90 Aug 20 '24

Aesthetics is the answer. You will see almost no visible screws on the cabin of an airplane. Or even a car. Designers keep screws and other hardware away from customers eyes.

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u/Just_Acanthaceae_253 Aug 20 '24

And safety, too. Covering a screw means less chance of someone messing with it.

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '24

I'm just thinking how easy it would be to for some jerk to steal these now that it's out there.

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u/IndependentSubject90 Aug 20 '24

That’s why there’s fight attendants on every flight. They’ll see someone pulling off windows and trying to stash it in their bag lol.

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '24

Maybe. But it'd be a lot harder if there was a clip or screw.