We're sleeping above the ground now.

[KentaRawr!]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060807/od_nm/dutch_bed_dc


AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A young Dutch architect has created a floating bed which hovers above the ground through magnetic force and comes with a price tag of 1.2 million euros ($1.54 million).

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Janjaap Ruijssenaars took inspiration for the bed -- a sleek black platform, which took six years to develop and can double as a dining table or a plinth -- from the mysterious monolith in Stanley Kubrick's 1968 cult film "2001: A Space Odyssey."

"No matter where you live all architecture is dictated by gravity. I wondered whether you could make an object, a building or a piece of furniture where this is not the case -- where another power actually dictates the image," Ruijssenaars said.

Magnets built into the floor and into the bed itself repel each other, pushing the bed up into the air. Thin steel cables tether the bed in place.

"It is not comfortable at the moment," admits Ruijssenaars, adding it needs cushions and bedclothes before use.

Although people with piercings should have no problem sleeping on the bed, Ruijssenaars advises them against entering the magnetic field between the bed and the floor.

They could find their piercing suddenly tugged toward one of the magnets.

Indeed, this is something I have dreamed of my whole life. THE MAGNETIC BED!!! I knew it was possible. I knew it was! Now then, for Magnetic Skates...

Anywho, what is your take on the floating bed? As it says in the article, it's not too comfortable. Just look at it.

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g246/KenYocin/FLOATINGBED.jpg

It's certainly very rectangular. But if I were to win the lottery, I'd buy it in an instant. :p What about you guys?

[Cloudstrife4003]

OMG!!! It's a possessed bed!

[Twisted Tinkerbell]

I have quite a few piercings, so I'll end up sleeping face down and suffocating on the bed

[Meat Puppet]

Yeah, it doesn't look very comfortable at all. I guess you might be able to put some kind of padding on it to up the comfort. Still, the mere thought of sleeping like that makes me ill.

Could be fun for other stuff, though. But not really.

[Cloudstrife4003]

it would hurt if u fell off the bed...

[41-Inches-Wide]

It's not for me.
That looks bad for someone who has a problem about rolling out of bed in the middle of the night.

EDIT
OH! We have telekinesis or something

[Anaisa]

Falling out of bed would be awful!

[licence]

Hmmm the bed might not be any higher than a normal bed though. Even then falling off hurts I suppose lol.

[Kurui]

ooo, it looks cool, but I think I'll wait for the price to go down.. a lot :D

[Anaisa]

The finished design would most likely have some sort of surround on it, to stop people falling out of the bed.

[lovehurts]

Now all we need is hover cars and stuff.

[Arrianna]

That is just awsome! I would buy one in an instant... at a reasonable price. :laugh:

[lovehurts]

WE find out that sleeping on magnetized beds gives us cancer and the beds are no longer available.

[KentaRawr!]

WE find out that sleeping on magnetized beds gives us cancer and the beds are no longer available.

I bet the magnets give off super radiation that makes our sweat turn into cancer cells and then when we sweat we get cancer! O_O

[KentaRawr!]

I doubt you'd fall out if you don't fall out of your normal bed. The only difference with this one is how it's above the ground. :mog: It just looks like it's easy to fall out of because it's bare and doesn't have any legs.

Of course, it can also be used as a table. :cool:

[ljkkjlcm9]

first off, many doctors give "magnet therapy" to patients who have had injuries. If magnets were that harmfall they wouldn't be considered a good form of therapy. Though between you and me, magnet therapy is typically for someone who has nothing wrong with them except in their head, so that's the treatment and they think it helps fix the problem.

ANYWAYS, sounds great, but what can the house be made of? I mean you can't have a carpet because the staples would be ripped out, and nails, that'd be no good either. So basically you need a special house for it.

AS for the table, not such a good idea, putting your legs underneath it. I wouldn't put anything underneath it and interrupt the magnet flow. Oh, there's another problem, what about storage space under the bed? Or bunk beds? Can you have a magnet bed floating over another magnet bed?

THE JACKEL

[Mirage]

I'd get one, but surely it doesn't have to be that high above the ground?

[lovehurts]

http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&safe=off&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=%22magnets%22+%22cause+cancer%22&spell=1

After reading some of these links Ill pass on the bed, thanks.:)

[licence]

Just out of saying. If you passed on everything that supposedly causes cancer, you;d be one hell of a boring person.

[lovehurts]

Do we really have to argue.

Magnetism is a form of radiation. Certain degress of magnestism , like lifting a bed probabally leads to a long term effects of cancer. Treatment is a very different and complcited issuse than sleeping on a magnet everyday is.

[ljkkjlcm9]

if you interrupt the magnetic field, yes you would have problems after too long of exposure, but the field is mainly between the bed and the floor, so with pads and everything on the bed, you should be out of the magnetic field, at least for the most part.

THE JACKEL

[licence]

No we don't have to argue and I do know what magnetism is. Also I've seen a family member with cancer, so don't tell me what treatment is like.

[androo]

one and a half million dollars for a bed. yikes

[Jojee]

Ooooh pretty, I want a floating bike next ^_^

[lovehurts]

When you drop a atom bomb it forms radation and it spreads around it doesnt just sit in one spot actually it is absorbed into every metal and particle in waves , it corrupts the cellular compostion of living flesh and it melts the molecules in metals. This causes people to have dead cells and for there hair to fall out and for there skin to weaken and start to deterrate. Radiation is any form does not just stay in a nice controlled area, it just depends on how much you are exposed to. That is unless it is within a nuclear reaction containment center on a nuclear submarine ....

[KentaRawr!]

In the article it says that there are magnets on the floor. It also says that one with piercings should be able to sit on the bed with no problem, but going under it could cause bad things. :(

[lovehurts]

The whole design is crazy.Of course going under in direct contact would cause bad things. Just wait a year this design will be outlawed because of the long term effects regardless of where you stand.

[Cloudstrife4003]

If my cat goes under it and disrupts the magnet....poor kitty..poor crushed kitty...

[licence]

I also agree that it will probably end up being outlawed if they don't find a way to make it safer.

[KentaRawr!]

#38

The whole design is crazy.Of course going under in direct contact would cause bad things. Just wait a year this design will be outlawed because of the long term effects regardless of where you stand.

If you read the article, you'd know that by "Bad things", I meant your piercing would get stuck on something.

[Twisted Tinkerbell]

Just imagen calling work that day, sorry, can't come in today, I'm stuck to the floor.

[KentaRawr!]

Or "Sorry. I'm kinda stuck in my bed."

[lovehurts]

The article isnt going to report that it gives off radiation....sorry just isnt going to do it. Believing everything you read is one thing, but not thinking for yourself is much
worse.

IT does give off radiation, you dont need to take my word for it though . I honestly dont care if you agree or disagree.

[KentaRawr!]

The article isnt going to report that it gives off radiation....sorry just isnt going to do it. Believing everything you read is one thing, but not thinking for yourself is much
worse.

IT does give off radiation, you dont need to take my word for it though . I honestly dont care if you agree or disagree.

I never said it doesn't give off radiation. I merely got the impression that you mis-interpreted my post by mentioning the radiation in reply to it. :tongue:

[lovehurts]

Cool beans.:tongue:

[AdVenT]

I'd rather not pay that much for a bed

[KentaRawr!]

My Sister says that as well. But of course, beans are not the subject today! But rather the subject is wether or not beans will get cancer when you put them under a Magnetic Bed? Yes, indeed...

Edit: Anyway, about cancer and this bed... I think it's possible, and as Lovehurts said, it is a kind of radiation. And if you were to sit under the bed, and the bed stayed aflout, then the magnetism might be going through you, like how if you put a magnet under a table and put a paperclip over it, you can control the paperclip. But since I am not into science, I can only say that what Lovehurts says is possible.

[fallen_angel9000]

hmm... it doesnt look comfy, but it looks more like a possessed table... cool! i wonder it u'd get static electricity just from sitting on it. if so, then u could shock everyone u touch!

[Trumpet Thief]

Trowa: What the hell is the point?

chaos: It's floating Trowa!

Trowa: So?

[ljkkjlcm9]

I've yet to get the point behind it. I wouldn't put anything underneath so you end up losing space. Beds are already above ground and there is room to put things under them.

THE JACKEL

[KentaRawr!]

I've yet to get the point behind it. I wouldn't put anything underneath so you end up losing space. Beds are already above ground and there is room to put things under them.

It's floating! :D

[Madame Adequate]

I will take it.

[Rengori]

1.5 million? What a rip.

[Madame Adequate]

Dude, it hovers. There is no sum of money too large to pay for something that defies gravity.

[Rengori]

What's wrong with sleeping on a mattress that doesn't hover?

[I Took the Red Pill]

What's wrong with sleeping on a mattress that doesn't hover?

It doesn't hover.

[Rengori]

Other than that?

[lovehurts]

1.5 for a realy big magnet...that doesnt sound right...:)

[Twisted Tinkerbell]

But just think of the hours of fun you could have with a really big magnet!

[lovehurts]

:p

Wait, I think she has got something there.

[-N-]

Do they accept Paypal?

[Rengori]

But just think of the hours of fun you could have with a really big magnet!

But think of the fun you could have with 1.5 million dollars!

[lovehurts]

Wait, I think he has something there

[-N-]

But think of the fun you could have with 1.5 million dollars!You could buy a really huge magnet!

[KentaRawr!]

With 1.5 Million Dollars, you could buy a really big magnet! THAT'S the kind of fun you can have!

Edit: Darn it NHCG! You stole my line! >_<

[lovehurts]

I think they have something there! Become a millionare and spend all your money on a giant magnet. YOu could use it for criminal acts though....yes....:choc:

[Twisted Tinkerbell]

exactly, just think of all the things you could do with a giant magnet, hours of magnetical fun!

[Arrianna]

I've yet to get the point behind it. I wouldn't put anything underneath so you end up losing space. Beds are already above ground and there is room to put things under them.

THE JACKALThink of it as the ultimate Zen/Feng Shui bed.


Anyone else find it interesting that they have to tether the thing down? Just how high could it get?

[Rengori]

Anyone else find it interesting that they have to tether the thing down? Just how high could it get?

Probably a couple more feet before it flipped over in midair, had the opposite pole facing the bed, and then smashing down on the floor magnet and crushing the person on it.

[Arrianna]

:laugh: lovely. :D

[Leeza]

lovehurts, kitten and Cloudstrife4003: You may have noticed that most of your posts here are gone. Take all of your conversations to PM from now on and do not treat these forums as a chatroom.

I don't think I like the looks of this bed. It has no character at all and looks cold and uncomfortable.

[KentaRawr!]

I don't think I like the looks of this bed. It has no character at all and looks cold and uncomfortable.

That's because it doesn't have a matress on it. :p

[farplaner]

Seriously! :rolleyes2 The bare "monolith" wouldn't be the bed's final form...it would have a mattress or some sort of padding...I imagine some space age "memory foam" or something :p

That aside, this seems like a really stupid idea. I mean, besides "It hovers!" I have to admit that is a really compelling argument. :rolleyes2 :D You might as well buy a hovering bath tub!

(I foresee a great many replies: "A floating bath tub? What a great idea!")

Now if you could figure out a way to make a sleeper (harmlessly) hover over a bed, and thereby alleviate the strain of pressure points, that would be something to talk about!

[KentaRawr!]

A floating bath tub? What a great idea!

[NorthernChaosGod]

I would defiantely buy that if I had the money for it. Be great for.... umm, entertaining the female species.

[farplaner]

A floating bath tub? What a great idea!

Undebatable proof that I'm psychic!! :cool: :goofy:

[Madame Adequate]

No, seriously. A floating bath tub is a retardedly good idea.

In fact, all furnishings should float. Beds, baths, tables, all of it.

Edit: Looks like a lot of people don't know how magnets work. Oh well.

[KentaRawr!]

Sure we do. They push stuffs. Or something to that affect.