Love reading at airports but don’t have enough time to finish a book? This creative idea at Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport will blow your mind! The airport has a small short story dispenser where you can select how many minutes you have for reading, and the machine will dispense a short story for you. You can choose a story to read in just a few minutes! This is amazing, right? Here’s how it works.
Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport Has A Short Story Dispenser
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Many people love reading at airports, but Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport has a fun idea for people who enjoy short stories that can be finished in just a few minutes. According to an Instagram post by a digital creator, Amanda Bittner (@theamandabittner), there is a short story dispenser installed inside the airport. It has three options that let you select a reading time of one, three or five minutes.
When you press the button for your preferred time, the machine dispenses a short story on a piece of paper. You can read it on your flight and keep it as a souvenir or a keepsake. And it is completely free! This is amazing, right?
The machines look just like small kiosks and give travellers a fun, completely free way to pass the time during long layovers or flight delays. Instead of looking at your phones, you can simply read these short stories, which won’t take too much of your time.
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Such A Cute Idea
According to The Mercury News, Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport worked with French tech company Short Édition to create these amazing dispensers. The machines offer a variety of genres, from children’s stories to romance. All the stories are original and come from emerging and established writers around the world. The initiative also gives writers a new outlet for their work to reach readers.
Netizens, especially those fond of reading, were quite impressed by the short story dispensers. They wrote comments like, “How cute is this,” and “That’s such a great idea.” A third user also commented, “I would like to write short stories for these machines. This is so sentimental.” And honestly, we agree! These short stories have an emotional and old-school vibe to them.
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Would you like other airports to have these short story dispensers, too?
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FAQs
What is a short story dispenser at an airport?
It is a machine that prints short stories on paper for travellers to read for free.
Where is Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport?
Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport is in Oakland, California, United States.
How can you pass time at an airport?
You can read a book, explore the airport, listen to music or spend your time sipping coffee.
