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The Vertical Bed: Power nap in the middle of the street
The man to the right may look like he's just leisurely waiting around (with an umbrella attached to his back), but he's actually taking advantage of artist Jamie O'Shea's Vertical Bed to have himself a power nap in the middle of the day.
When you're asleep, you obviously don't want to be bothered. That's a tall order on the streets of New York City, where the artist tested the bed. The Vertical Bed won't save you from poking and prodding, but with sunglasses on, noise-canceling headphones, a neck-pillow for comfort, and an umbrella to keep you dry, that's a pretty good start. The Vertical Bed will keep you upright thanks to hooks attached to the shoes that will lock into subway grates, and braces and concealed harnesses that keep your legs and back supported. It all conveniently folds down into a briefcase.
With technology like this, we could all just keep napping on and off throughout the day, and never have to sleep a full night again. Drones, rejoice!
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By jheylin at 6:44 PM ON 09/25/08
Awesome. This should go in with those books about stupid Japanese inventions.
By wrj4ff at 6:53 PM ON 09/25/08
Great. By the time you locate a semi-private subway grate, and get the whole thing setup...you'll be wide awake and not need it.
By wangster at 1:04 AM ON 09/29/08
Wow, ask for a mugging much?
By ann at 1:23 PM ON 10/11/09
This all sounds very funny, unless you have a serious problem where sitting or lying down causes extreme pain. My husband has piriformis syndrome. He has had two surgeries and no lasting results. Pain drugs for 10 years and drugs to help him sleep. The only relief he gets is when he is standing. He is so exhausted. So, before we laugh at this guy's invention, he just may be able to help those with injuries that prevent sitting or lying down.
By NAME at 8:39 PM ON 11/10/09
Hmm, Interesting idea.
This could be useful for people that need a quick power nap, but that subway grate looks a bit small; is there more around town? I think you should work out some other way to keep this thing up besides hooks.
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