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Abu Dhabi Airport Debuts World's First Cocoonlike Sleep Pods
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Posted on 05/08/2013 7:36:05 PM PDT by BenLurkin

Weary travelers looking to catch a nap inside an airport can rarely escape the noise and bustle of the terminal. But one airport has a unique, egg-shaped solution.

This week, Abu Dhabi International Airport unveiled cocoonlike sleeping chambers inside one of its terminals. The 10 GoSleep pods are chairs that convert into flat beds and feature a sliding shade that isolates the occupant from noise, light and crowds.

The GoSleep pods, designed in Finland, cost about $12.25 per hour of use.

Thirty-five additional pods will be installed later this year with upgrades, including Web access, secure storage for luggage and other valuables, and power ports to charge laptops, mobile telephones and other devices

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TOPICS: Travel
KEYWORDS: sleeppods
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To: Defiant
You wake up in the future...
21 posted on 05/08/2013 8:40:29 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
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To: Defiant

THAT was my first thought....I wouldn’t feel safe in one of those....


22 posted on 05/08/2013 9:21:54 PM PDT by goodnesswins (R.I.P. Doherty, Smith, Stevens, Woods.)
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To: BenLurkin

>> upgrades, including Web access

Why would you need internet access if you’re entering that dark, comfy, private pod to get some sleep?

...

OK, nevermind, I’ve given this some thought... I’m thinking that “whole hygiene thing” IS the issue...


23 posted on 05/08/2013 9:44:13 PM PDT by Nervous Tick (Without GOD, men get what they deserve.)
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To: BenLurkin

My brother described something quite similar in Tokyo ~20 years ago, resembling a tanning bed.


24 posted on 05/08/2013 10:16:30 PM PDT by NautiNurse (BOHICA)
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To: Bobalu

>> >> Abu Dhabi Dew

>> no similarity to Yabba Dabba Doo

And very, very good on you... Bobalu


25 posted on 05/08/2013 11:30:56 PM PDT by Gene Eric (The Palin Doctrine.)
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To: BenLurkin

So, how many Pressure Cookers will fit in there?


26 posted on 05/08/2013 11:45:22 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative (Obama / Clinton Benghazi (4), Ted Kennedy (1), my Gun Collection (0)...)
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To: Bobalu
Muzzies, meet the Muzzies

They're the modern Jihad Family

From the town of Mecca

They're a page out of Koran History

Let's plot, with the Bombers down the street

Through the courtesy of Welfare Cheats

When you're with the Muzzies, Have a kill the Infidel time, A death to Israel time, We'll have an Allah Akbar time!

27 posted on 05/09/2013 12:08:55 AM PDT by Kickass Conservative (Obama / Clinton Benghazi (4), Ted Kennedy (1), my Gun Collection (0)...)
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To: BenLurkin

I have been to that airport.

It is not a pleasant place


28 posted on 05/09/2013 12:56:54 AM PDT by Fai Mao (Genius at Large)
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