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Birmingham Airport Report Exposes Cause of Vibrating Suitcase

by Terrence O'Brien on October 25, 2008 at 06:01 PM

birmingham airport report exposes cause of vibrating suitcase
Stock photography is, more often than not, a necessary evil. We use a number of boilerplate images (some more often than we should), and companies are quick to break out photos of the everyday woman doing something vaguely relevant when assembling reports, brochures, and newsletters.

Usually, however, stock photographs are carefully chosen to be inoffensive and avoid grabbing attention. This leads us to believe that officials at the Birmingham Airport had a collective brain fart, or have a better sense of humor than we give them credit for.

On page eleven of the airports annual report (PDF) is a collage of safety and security related images. One of those photos is an X-ray of a suitcase that contains a very anatomically accurate vibrator. We know that vibrators occasionally trigger false alarms for airport security, often enough to be poked fun at in 'Fight Club.' We have trouble figuring out how this frankly shocking image made it into a corporate report. [From: Inquirer]

Tags: airport, humor, security, vibrator, xray

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