Comments on: CLOUD: The floating sofa by designer D.K. Wei (3 photos)

By: HermesAthena

HermesAthena — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 22:35:43 +0000

SOOOOOOOOOOOOO COOL

By: Reiska

Reiska — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 19:03:15 +0000

This sofa is not real. It´s just a plan, a concept.
http://kootouch.blogspot.com/2009/03/magnetic-flo…

By: Reiska

Reiska — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 18:28:06 +0000

This sofa is not real, just a concept. Here´s the designer´s site:
http://kootouch.blogspot.com/2009/03/magnetic-floating-sofa-kootouch.html

By: Markkens

Markkens — Tue, 25 May 2010 21:09:10 +0000

And you come home to the dog doing a ping-pong by the collar as he tries to get out from between the magnets. Or nailed to the strongest field.

Don’t lie down with flash media around, too. I vote Chia Pet idea on this sofa, regretfully.

By: so

so — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:45:55 +0000

there is a floating be already….. and its held on place with ropes…. you cant see the ropes here but it has 4 and thats how its held in place

By: wiiwwi

wiiwwi — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:21:07 +0000

u need something way much more powerful than Mag field to do that…..

By: slappy

slappy — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:44:41 +0000

This would be bad ass but you guys said it… you can’t make something remain still and float over a magnet like that.

Anyone over the age of 10 has probably tried to make a small magnet float over another one and either had it get shot off to the side or flip upside down and snap together with the other one(quite forcefully). A pair of magnets powerful enough to suspend ~150kg would cause some splattery gore for sure.

By: Haley

Haley — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:18:49 +0000

This looks awesome! But besides the need to be directly over the magnet, you would need to be careful of what would be attracted to that magnet. A magnet that large and powerful to float a couch and a human above it would probably be pretty dangerous to just have lying around you living room!
But I wish!!!!!

By: Inulin

Inulin — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:48:57 +0000

I sadly not to Filth.

With the system depicted, you would have to keep it centered right on the magnet or it will simply fall off the side of the field and dump you on the floor. That means no sideways forces or practical usage. Especially no sexy time or you will break her neck and your junk.

By: Filth

Filth — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 04:10:49 +0000

Though many heavy objects can be suspended in a magnetic field. We do not have the technology to control the levitation, the distance and weight, as the picture suggest.

By: yayavagu

yayavagu — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:14:21 +0000

I’ts Great.

Quiero!!!!!!