Yeah, yeah, we could all buy our own jets and the problem would disappear. But until then, the fine folks at Gadget Duck have the solution: Knee Defender!

Knee Defender is basically 2-little plastic clips that you attach to your tray table arms which prevents the galoot in front of you from lowering his seat back. Only problem is, it can only be used when your tray table is down, so its great if youre using a laptop or eating, but the gizmo cant do much otherwise. Still, its a steal at $14.95.

And what about that galoot in front of you? The Gadget Duckians arent completely heartless: they have a Knee Defender card you’re supposed to give the fellow before you lock him the standard upright position, a card that politely asks him not recline. But at the first sign he’s going to do it anyway, whip out the Knee Defender and watch the fun!

As they say at Gadget Duck, The right to recline my seat ends where the other mans knee begins.