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- Hello.

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My name is Airman Alexa,

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here at Whiteman Air Force Base.

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And I'm here present to you,

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the Mag Rug.

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According to the FAA,

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FOD damage cost $12 billion a year

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with $4 billion in property damage,

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$8 billion in delays, fuel,

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and man hours.

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In addition to the monetary cost,

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FOD damage has also resulted in

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the loss of hundreds of lives

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in the last several years.

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Hundreds of aircraft
are worked on every day.

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All it takes is one screw

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to compromise the safety of the aircraft

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and its crew.

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Several of these working environments

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have poor lighting conditions

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and confined spaces.

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If a part is dropped,

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it can easily disappear
and go unaccounted for.

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By building off of existing
products like disco floors

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that light up when pressure
is applied to them,

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and the magnetic entry mats
used in food processing plants

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to prevent ferris contamination.

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My idea for the Mag Rug

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is a portable rollout surface

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that can be deployed
beneath work environments.

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The mat would be made up of
several individual sections

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that would trap dropped metallic parts.

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Furthermore, the magnetic
part would complete a circuit

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that would light up the section

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that it is being held in.

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In this way,

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the part would remain in place

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and would be easily visible

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in dark and obscured places.

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Several different sizes of the Mag Rug

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can be produced for different
sized work environments.

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The Mag Rug also has applications

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other than working on aircraft.

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It can be employed on emergency vehicles,

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security forces, weapons
loaders, age equipment,

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and any other vehicle
with flight line access

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that could create FOD.

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It also has a number of applications

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in the civilian sector.

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Thank you for listening to my pitch.

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With your help,

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we can prevent the loss of life

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and the cost associated with FOD damage.

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I'm making the Mag Rug

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a standard tool throughout the Air Force.