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It's nice as a design element, the simplicty (other than the chains) can't be beat.
But what are the long-term (or even short-term) effects of such a magnetic field, aside from issues with piercings or other metal bits in the body?
What happenes if you shift your balance as you sleep? Or if you are sleeping with someone heavier or lighter than you?
Carol,
Yeah, the technical problems with the bed seem abundant. But maybe now someone will be inspired to make a more comfortable version.
But what are the long-term (or even short-term) effects of such a magnetic field, aside from issues with piercings or other metal bits in the body?
Negative EMR effects were my first thought too. Otherwise, it looks pretty cooler. However, I read that it requires thin steel cables to hold it in place. Cooler would be NO cables -- I've read that free-floating magnetic levitation CAN be done -- think of the possibilities for all kinds of furniture. Always assuming that the EMR problem can be licked, a big assumption. Because I imagine that the strength of the field required to levitate a substantial piece of furniture like a bed (including the metal obviously embedded to create the repulsive field) is, in fact, pretty powerful.