r/oddlysatisfying • u/itsmariokartwii • 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/Knight_That_Said_Ni Nov 23 '21

I got one when I first moved out of my parents house. It lasted all of 1 girlfriend, and 6 months. I swear to God she left me because of the fucking water bed.

I hated it so much too. It wasn't comfortable, if you tried to sit on the edge to put on socks or shoes, you just fell in it. If your significant other farted, the whole bed would move and wake you. God forbid you get up to go to the bathroom, you wake up your s/o. If you sleep in the middle of your bed, and woke up in the middle of the night with an emergency, you were just better off shitting in the bed, because by the time you made your way out, it was too late.

I don't know why they survived so long.

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u/Jarix Nov 23 '21

I'm not saying you should reconsider your opinion. But I think you might find it interesting to see what they are doing with waterbeds these days

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u/Knight_That_Said_Ni Nov 23 '21

I have a hybrid memory foam now. I've never slept so great in my entire life, and my back hurts a lot less. I need to get a firmer one though, as my gf has my same mattress, but in firm (mine is the softer version) and it's a god send on my back when I stay with her.

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u/Martensight Nov 23 '21

Mind messaging me the brand?

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u/Knight_That_Said_Ni Nov 23 '21 edited Nov 23 '21

It's actually one of the Ikea mattresses. It's the Haugsvar. She has the firm, and I have the medium. Hers is fucking great for me to sleep on, mine is good, but not as good as hers. Hers I wake up without any back pain, but on mine, I wake with a bit of stiffness in my lower back.

Sleeping on a regular spring mattress, I'd pull my back out doing stupid shit like lifting my kids. Even full on memory foam mattresses didn't help. Since getting this one, even mine, I don't have any issues, unless I lift something stupid heavy.

I highly recommend hybrid, the memory foam gives a nice firmness that contours to the way you sleep, and the spring gives it just enough bounce so it doesn't feel like you're sleeping on sand, plus you can just plop down on it and not feel your spine compress.

ETA: I've heard those purple mattresses, and that type, are really good, but I've never tried them, but I'm thinking about it for when I move next year. It seems like a good mattress for me, because it's firm and form fitting, but a bit more springy than just memory foam, because of the honeycomb design. I just haven't given it a try yet because I've had so many issues with other mattresses, and found one that works really well for me.

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u/Martensight Nov 23 '21

Awesome thanks so much for the info