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Is it Time for a Magnetic Floating Bed?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the most-definitely dept.

An anonymous reader writes "In one of the coolest implementations of ridiculously expensive tech to come along in a while, it seems that a Dutch architect has created a magnetically suspended bed. That is, if you happen to have a spare $1.54 million laying around you don't know what to do with and don't mind being careful about your piercings when getting the cat from under the bed."

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  1. Kinda disappointing by Hemi+Rodner · · Score: 5, Informative

    It's held to its place with small metal wires, so it's not totally flying. I thought it'd be a solution against bed bugs and fleas, as they wouldn't be able to get on the bed. But no.

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    hemi
  2. Re:boring by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Surprisingly, you can do that! http://www.hfml.ru.nl/froglev.html

  3. Underwhelming by aschoeff · · Score: 4, Informative

    Why is this news?

    Okay, so some guy with a slick-sounding name took a sheet of plywood, a whole bunch or permanent magnets, some steel cabling, and put them together. When I first heard about this over a week ago, I didn't bother to RTFA and assumed there were no cables. That actually impressed me, the thought he solved the problem of movement along the field lines using just magnetism. I had thoughts of some sophisticated system of electromagnets continually detecting and adjusting the field to keep the bed aligned, or at least some sort of damping configuration to justify the absurd price!

    But no, as usual, it's just another laughable device to separate scientifically-ignorant wealthy people from their money.

    I hope he patents it! LOL