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[Karlis]

An intrepid amateur constructor has claimed to have produced the levitating bed, which is made out of wood and 'floats' thanks to use of incredibly powerful magnets.

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[Kaikou]

I've gotta say, I'd probably fall out of that.

[Karlis]

Dark entity, on 09 July 2012 - 11:59 AM, said:

I've gotta say, I'd probably fall out of that.

No more likely than falling out of a normal bed. The magnets are quite powerful and the bed would not tilt from the weight of an average person sitting/lying on one side of the bed, from what I understand.

[Kaikou]

Karlis, on 09 July 2012 - 03:12 PM, said:

No more likely than falling out of a normal bed. The magnets are quite powerful and the bed would not tilt from the weight of an average person sitting/lying on one side of the bed, from what I understand.

In that case I'll take five.

[Taun]

Wouldn't sleeping between (and so close to) such powerful magnets potentially cause medical problems?

I know Electro-magnetic fields can cause serious medical problems if they are powerful enough and you are exposed long enough... Would regular magnets do this????

[Karlis]

Dark entity, on 09 July 2012 - 07:25 PM, said:

In that case I'll take five.

If you want to, you can build your own. See the information in the OP article.

[diablo_04]

Karlis, on 09 July 2012 - 03:12 PM, said:

No more likely than falling out of a normal bed. The magnets are quite powerful and the bed would not tilt from the weight of an average person sitting/lying on one side of the bed, from what I understand.

But what if you getting lucky, will the bed be secure?

[Karlis]

Taun, on 09 July 2012 - 07:37 PM, said:

Wouldn't sleeping between (and so close to) such powerful magnets potentially cause medical problems?

I know Electro-magnetic fields can cause serious medical problems if they are powerful enough and you are exposed long enough... Would regular magnets do this????

Easy enough to search the Internet regarding safety of magnets. On Google, one of my first hits was this site. There are claims that such magnets are good for health, but that's another story.

[BiffSplitkins]