Β The streets are cordoned off, and soon enough, tens of thousands of people will be flooding uptown for Speed Street! Β Plus, the Knights are at home this weekend, so add another 10,000 or so more to the mix. Β There’s going to be a ton of fun, but it’s not exactly the place to be if you need your space.
Personal space means different things to different people. Β But in the big city, it’s hard to find. That’s why a contraption we found is gaining some attention online this week: the Personal Space Dress. Β It actually has proximity sensors built in, and a framework that spreads out like an umbrella when somebody gets too close. Β The site Urbanarmor.com actually has do-it-yourself instructions to make your own.
Admittedly, that takes person space to the extreme. Β Most of us probably don’t need that kind of distance. Β But there’s nothing wrong with having a little breathing room. Β And our close-talking Man on the Edge, Robert Wilder, made that very difficult for some people uptown…
