The Happiness Blanket


I wish American Airlines cared about me the same way British Airways cares about their passengers. British Airways is so anxious to please their clientele that they actually created a Happiness Blanket to measure what they are doing right, and what they are doing wrong.

Re/Code, the tech site, said the airlines uses a EEG headset with a fiber-optic cloth to create a monitor that senses the mental state of each passenger. The blanket changes color depending on the mood of each person — showing red for annoyance and blue for contentment.

You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to figure out the results. Blue was predominant when passengers were eating, drinking, and watching a movie. Red popped up when the ride got a little bumpy or the airline ran out of chocolate chip cookies.

If you think I’m fibbing, watch the above video.

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