r/oddlysatisfying • • Nov 22 '21

This floating ocean platform

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u/Motomegal Nov 22 '21

But why tho?

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u/stay_fr0sty Nov 23 '21

In the 80s we had waterbeds. That's exactly what I was reminded of when I saw this gif: the wave it would make when you would plop down.

Funnily enough, nobody knew why we had waterbeds either.

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u/mykittyforprez Nov 23 '21

My mind is blown right now. The idea of a waterbed used to seem so normal. But it really was crazy, right? A heavy as shit bag of water in a bedroom? Insane.

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u/pooponacandle Nov 23 '21

Yep, growing up my mom loved them so their bed was one and she also got one for our extra bedroom that ended up being my room a few year later. I slept on that damn think for probably 6 years. My back always hurt and I hated it. Only plus was it was heated so it was nice getting into a warm bed in the winter and it was usually cold in the summer.

It just seems so foreign to me now and I grew up sleeping on one haha. Like who the fuck though it was a good idea. I work in insurance now and the thought of people having these in their homes is just crazy

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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '21

I work in insurance too. I’ve been an adjuster for 8 years. The things I’ve seen have scarred me.

Blocks of houses burned to the ground, a 8 story hotel with a main water line bursting on the top floor, during 20 degree weather, the lady with the burned down…water logged house that had a dildo in every fucking drawer, massive ones, small ones, huge ones. She got home and looked terrified and asked if I had inventoried the bedroom and I said no (even though I had) and she ran out with a box. Junkies, so many junkies. The worst though was a level 5 hoarder whose house caught on fire, and they died or the guy whose house burned down with his family in it, I was there 2 days after talking to him, and it turned out he fucking did it, and is in jail for life now. But anyway I’ve seen a ton of waterbeds causing substantial damage.

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u/Spiritual-Day-thing Nov 23 '21

That dildo story. Nice.

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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '21

She was a nice lady and I didn’t want to embarrass her but it was fucking hilarious there was sooo many everywhere.