A DIY levitating bed : theCHIVE

A DIY levitating bed via magnets — we have the technology (11 Photos)

: First, build the frame

: Put in the slats that will keep the magnets in place

: Put the magnets in and close it up

: A breakdown drawing of one of the corners

: Make the frame of the lower platform

: Finish up the base

: Put it all together

“Steel cable tethers the top bed to the bottom base. Had to do some math to determine how long the cable needed with how high I calculated that the bed would float. I got this stabilization system (and most of the idea of the bed!) from this bed which is a much larger scale, much more expensive version.” See the video below…..

: A view from underneath

: The steel cable goes into the platform where it is attached and screwed in

: The finished product!

Via Reddit user mememetatata

Mr. Poland

I'd rather have a non-floating mattress that didn't feel like a stiff board under my back. Floating or not, the surface is still rigid.
Todd

The guy in the video is a re-tard….6 years and this guy does it in what? a week or two at most? lol

Matt

After seeing the design and copying. Mimicery is always easier than innovation.

Anonymous

sounded funner than it looks
SC983

Sounded more fun than it looks. You sir, may not take my money.
http://thechive.com LukeTheTerrible

I didn't bother watching the video. The pics don't show any magnets – what kind, how many, where they go – Nothing. Its a hack-job on the carpentry too, looks like a wooden pallet when its done. No craftsmanship, regardless of the magnets. Plus all the other criticisms about magnets, tripping over wires, and the discomfort of such a bed already stated. Abso-F'ing-Worthless post Chive.

Livin' Legend

You made the right decision, my friend. The video is mostly a Dutch (pronounced DOO-sh) architect talking and displaying a miniature model that looks like the monolith from 2001.

Lindsey

He who has the magnetic bed shall never have sex with a woman. Fact.
DubU2Death

Dont think I could use this as a primary bed but would be cool to keep in the corner of a large room as a conversation piece
Gteg

Lot of effort for a twin bed. Only a single guy would have this much time on his hands.
Dubduces

What if instead of teathering the cables outward, you were to teather them inward? I know I'm no physics expert by any means, but it seems to me it would be more practical and have the same effect.
ckron247

Hmmm…. looks like the same levitating bed set I saw on sale at IKEA.
Mar

of course there would be some douchey gay ass architect behind this…
Dave

What they fail to show you are the 20K worth of magnets, quality magnets are very very expensive.
chud

This is the worst tutorial I've ever seen. C'mon Chive! The guy doesn't show where the actual magnets go, what kind, size, strength, how many… If this were a real do-it-yourself I'd be able to refer only to this and replicate the project myself. Can we get more info from this person and then make a better bed and show him how its really done?
Brutal_Deluxe

This is the internet, son. If we can't be serious at all times here, where can we be serious, I ask you?
really

I call BS. I think this part of the 529 conspiracy.
scooter

BS why doesn't he even tap his little model bed to show its reaction to having a load put on it? The plank is being held up by the wires. No where in the video does anyone actually sit on the thing.
chaosd

Cut the cables on one side and it would flip and crush whomever or whatever was on it. So it's a combination bed/trap.
cudaman

Hell, why not just make the whole floor the base and pad the sides of the bed for a true floating bed. Then have a few spots on the wall to tether it to?
Anon

6 years research? I honestly thought this was a joke. I expected he was also going to say it cost 100 million to develop. Then I realized he was serious, and felt sorry.
Da Sandman

why…?

Ayoo

I love it. You guys go. Stop by if you get into the Denver area. We’ll even let you use our whirlpool and sewohr. We can get Jill & Laura and the kids and have a party. Good luck and great weather.Love you Dave & Donna

Meh

Stupid and pointless.
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