by CJefferson on 11/30/12, 9:06 AM
While this is a really cute idea, beds are not something to joke about, and I'd really like to see some good evidence that long-term sleeping on this bed doesn't do any damage.
I usually dislike people how just insult other people's ideas, but in this case there is a genuine chance of people causing themselves serious damage. Does anyone know of any evidence of this actually helping people sleep better?
If a few years down the line this has revolutionised people's sleeping, I'll be all for one. If instead people have trapped nerves by sinking slightly into gaps, then I'll be glad I let someone else test it first!
by joshka on 11/30/12, 9:02 AM
by femto on 11/30/12, 1:54 PM
Have you looked into whether it is dangerous to have a newborn infant sleeping on this matress?
A cot/bed with a poor fitting mattress can cause death by the infant rolling into a gap/crevice and suffocating. (Infants don't have the strength to lift their head or crawl out.) For various reasons, it is also relatively common for parents to sleep with the baby in their bed (despite the risk of crushing). This mattress has crevices all over it, so would seem to present a severe risk of suffocation to infants.
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edit: crevasse -> crevice
by wybo on 11/30/12, 10:06 AM
I wonder why they don't have a single sized one. Because where cuddling is optional on a double bed, it pretty much is the only way to share a single bed.
Also interesting to consider is that it won't fit all types of beds. As with a lattice bottom bed, slices could fall through, and with a box-spring bed the slices at the top and bottom of the mattress could simply slip over the edge.
by andrewingram on 11/30/12, 11:00 AM
Seems like it solves the cuddling problems but creates a whole new how-to-have-sex problem, I can imagine a bunch of positions would be made rather awkward by this mattress.
by jrockway on 11/30/12, 1:41 PM
I like how there's a new Kickstarter ripoff explicitly for projects that have no prototype and whose "founders" have no industry experience. Makes it easier to get in the right mindset for maximum enjoyment before clicking.
Their price comparison chart also seems extremely misleading: I have a natural latex mattress and it was not $4000. It was $700.
by piqufoh on 11/30/12, 12:32 PM
How would you keep it clean? Imagine stretching out and finding something.. unmentionable .. hidden away in a crevice, urlgh!
by jsherwani on 11/30/12, 4:07 PM
Great idea. Some thoughts:
- like xkcd suggests, the only really important slit is for the arms.
- couldn't this be simulated by taking a regular mattress and simply cutting a slit in the right place?
- has anyone tried doing that?
by jessedhillon on 11/30/12, 10:42 AM
Interesting idea, but the name maybe should be nudged in a different direction. When I saw the title, I expected this to be the next evolution of those creepy Japanese full body printed cushions:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_pillowby mhb on 11/30/12, 3:38 PM
by w1ntermute on 11/30/12, 3:43 PM
There are a lot of potential pitfalls with this, the first one I can think of being having sex. I wouldn't want to have slits in the mattress that my arms or legs could get caught in when having sex.
by fuzzythinker on 11/30/12, 9:05 AM
Thought I seen that somewhere.. Googling it [1] shows results as far back as 2008. So unless he is the inventor himself, he is just blatantly lying when he states "... the solution I came up with is the Cuddle Mattress."
https://encrypted.google.com/search?q=cuddle+mattress
by ogwyther on 11/30/12, 9:54 AM
Good idea. But in practice, how does it work with a bedsheet?
by lucian1900 on 11/30/12, 9:05 AM
I've seen this idea before, and it does look like it would solve the problem nicely.
Hard to lug around a mattress when you're moving house (if you're renting), though.
by duiker101 on 11/30/12, 9:28 AM
Really nice idea and all...I have just one doubt, why would someone want a t-shirt or hoodie with the logo of a mattres?
by ibagrak on 11/30/12, 3:51 PM
I think I may have just come up with their new slogan: "The seedless watermelon of mattresses".
by spytim on 11/30/12, 3:21 PM
Very annoyed. I had this exact idea about 18 months ago, but didn't do anything with it. Just goes to show that success is really about hard work and commitment rather than just a great idea. Kudos to you. I hope it changes the world.
by sangfroid on 11/30/12, 8:19 PM
by trackofalljades on 11/30/12, 4:44 PM
Okay, I must be missing something...forget about sexual positions or suffocating infants for a second: how on earth do you keep this thing clean?
by agscala on 11/30/12, 3:09 PM
I'm mostly curious regarding how you put sheets on this bed and still use it for its intended purpose.
by pax on 11/30/12, 10:03 AM
So this is a HN-worthy piece of news.. :)
by Evbn on 11/30/12, 4:53 PM
A regular memory foam mattress solves this problem more cleanly, comfortably, and safely.
by dklounge on 11/30/12, 10:37 AM
Portlandia. zzz.
by iframe on 11/30/12, 9:56 AM
Shut up and take my money.