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[-] tamal3@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Has anyone tried this? https://odditymall.com/arm-slot-mattress-designed-for-side-sleepers Looks like the skot would rub your armpit to shreds, but I like the idea.

[-] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago

I like the idea too, but you have to buy proprietary bed sheets.

[-] Allero@lemmy.today 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I didn't, but I feel this will create more problems than it will solve

Hands are either able to freely move, but inside a narrow space, which will traumatize them and extend muscles, or they are squeezed between the chamber walls and those kind-of-filler-pillows, restraining motion.

Also, those who market it as a phone-comfortable bed clearly forget that phones and large narrow holes are a terrible combo. Oh, and for God's sake, forget about ever eating ANYTHING on there.

[-] tamal3@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

That's probably an accurate analysis. It's hard to believe that with all the time we spend sleeping we haven't figured out a way to do it comfortably.

Maybe suspend me in a vat of liquid?

[-] Allero@lemmy.today 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

There's quite a lot of issues with that, too.

First, breathing. For starters, you shouldn't drown, for which you either have to be strongly fixed in a position with face up out of the liquid (which will be super uncomfy), or you should depend on oxygen mask (which is very dangerous when you're unconscious during sleep)

Second, skin breathes too - and in liquids, the pores close and skin can't breathe - which will eventually lead to hypoxia even if you breathe normally.

Third, skin gets irritated and damaged at prolonged contact (like, you know, 8 hours of sleep a day) with just about any liquid. It should be insanely inert.

Fourth - the thermal conductivity of such liquid should ideally be the same as air - too much (which is just about any liquid) would be harmful for your body's thermal regulation and, again, for skin, too little would make you overheat.

Fifth - you need a liquid in which you can be suspended, which is impossible to precisely measure since our buoyancy constantly changes due to us breathing, and our breathing patterns change as we move between phases of sleep.

TL;DR - There's a reason all those vats are part of sci-fi: as cool as they look, they are insanely impractical.

this post was submitted on 25 Jan 2024
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