# Personal Emergency Slides The Slip Quit Lets Loose Your Inner Steven Slater By Meghan Young | Published 2010-08-30 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/slip-quit References: [neatorama](http://www.neatorama.com/2010/08/27/a-personal-emergency-airplane-slide/) & [dialhouse.org](http://www.dialhouse.org/) Hailed as a working class hero, we all secretly (or not so secretly) want to emulate Steven Slater in his [daring escape](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/exitcall) into freedom, and now we can with the Slip Quit. A personal [airport slide](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-cayman-club), it is essentially a mini replica of the one involved in the infamous [JetBlue](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/skyhigh-spritz) incident. Of course, it's not real. But I'm sure you wish the Slip Quit was. I mean, not only is the Slip Quit good for quitting with a bang, it also "great for: last minute jiltings, escaping boring parties, avoiding awkward conversations and gastrointestinal emergencies," according to the advertisement. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.1/10 - Popularity: 78% | Activity: 96% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Life](https://www.trendhunter.com/life) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Personal Emergency Slides:** New market for personal emergency slides can disrupt airport safety and transportation industries. - **Miniature Escape Products:** The Slip Quit personal airport slide is part of a trend for miniature emergency escape products for customers. - **Quitting with a Bang:** The Slip Quit taps into a trend of employees seeking more dramatic ways to quit their jobs. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Travel and Transportation:** Personal emergency slides can disrupt airport safety and transportation industries. - **Event Planning and Venues:** Miniature emergency escape products create a new market for event planning and venues to better prepare for emergencies. - **Human Resources and Employment:** Slip Quit's novelty taps into a trend of employees seeking more dramatic ways to quit their jobs and creates an opportunity for HR professionals to address underlying issues. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Outdoor Waterslide Drinking Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/what-do-you-meme-slip-sip-flip.md) - [Sliding Laptop Display Extenders](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/display-extender.md) - [Emergency Evacuation Desk Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-strix.md) - [Personalized Airport Assistance](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/skipq.md) - [Humorous Quick Cleanup Workstations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flip-desk-concept.md) - [Sliding Easy-Access Toasters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/slide-toaster.md) - [Functionally Fashionable Escape Hammers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/emergency-car-window-breaker.md) - [Custom Adaptive Slipper Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/swapz-modular-slippers.md) - [Date Rescue Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-date-escape.md)