This Airport Is Swapping Traditional Security Checks With a Virtual Aquarium

Get the Full StoryUnless you ve invested in PreCheck, there are a few inevitabilities that you can t escape when flying: You ll likely have to maneuver your way through a pileup of plastic bins full of sneakers and laptops, stand shoe-less on a long security line, and endure an uncomfortable pat-down. But now there s something fishy -- literally -- happening at Dubai International Airport that s changing this slog altogether. Dubai International Airport has developed a new tunnel-shaped virtual aquarium in lieu of the traditional security check-in process. As passengers in-transit walk through the tunnel and admire the colorful fish swimming around, 80 built-in cameras will snap photos of them, biometrically scan their faces, and detect their identities, according to The National. On the other side, passengers will either be prompted to move on via a green have a nice trip sign or stopped for further security screening via a red alert .

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