Word: cush
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...seat in front of you and the back of your own, has shrunk from 34 in. in coach 20 years ago to an average of 31 in. today. Doesn't sound like much, but remember that the trend in human girth is running opposite: Americans are getting bigger. The cush has been taken out of the cushions too, from 4 in. to 1/2 in., in order to make room for--ahem--more seats. "Transportation is now mass transit," says consultant Boyd. "Consumers are held captive. Travel isn't elegant anymore...
Paper-towel racks? Sinks? Shouldn't nature remain the uncoziest of places? Not anymore. The point of all this paraphernalia, says Michael Hodgeson, editor of the trade publication Outdoor Retailer, "is to take the indoors outdoors and add a little cush to the hard edge of the wilderness." Add a little cush and, some would argue, take away...