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Tag: Takamatsu

  • Sliders

    This is a photo of the instructions posted on the inside of a sliding restroom stall door in the Takamatsu airport.

    Believe it or not, the (not-pictured Step 2 of the) instructions were actually useful because the lock was like some sort of logic puzzle where you have to figure out the exact direction and angle at which two pieces of metal engage and disengage.

    While conceptually a good idea to save space in those tiny airport restrooms (when was the last time you saw a stall as big as the one in the diagram?), this door proved more novelty than useful.

  • Oh, Billy!

    This pair of courtesy phones (look closely for the other cord hanging down on the other side of the glass) is at the Takamatsu airport, on the glass wall separating the pre-security check-in area and the post-security boarding gate area.

    It’s basically a prison phone so you can talk to people on the other side without having to deal with going out of and back into the secure area.

    Neat idea, eh?