Comments on: Quack upside-down hammock gadget, 1920s

By: kartwaffles

kartwaffles — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:00:00 +0000

I’m not even brave enough to try that hammock after pounding some Crab Orchard bourbon!

By: John Veteran

John Veteran — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 05:34:00 +0000

Actually this looks like it could work.

By: tonymaas

tonymaas — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 16:06:00 +0000

Young spine, broken neck.

By: jackgreg

jackgreg — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 08:59:00 +0000

But it makes your spine young…

By: voiceinthedistance

voiceinthedistance — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 06:37:00 +0000

Not motorized (like a rotisserie), not interested.

By: Melinda9

Melinda9 — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 00:10:00 +0000

Sort of an ur-Pilates contraption.

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 22:05:00 +0000

He’s running a company based on the “accidental discovery” that backbends treat low back pain? I think that’s been known since we were hobnobbing with the Neanderthals.

By: RJ

RJ — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 21:45:00 +0000

Yes, yes. The support limbs, when driven by a small motor or pedal-powered system, would pull apart, then retract together relatively quickly, whirling the patient like a thaumatrope. It was thought that this would not only ease back problems, but digestive irregularities, as well. Usually while spinning.

By: iamdoingscience

iamdoingscience — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 21:01:00 +0000

This is spinal crap.

By: nosehat

nosehat — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 20:16:00 +0000

Reminds me of this.

By: irksome

irksome — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 20:10:00 +0000

Insert David Carradine auto-erotic asphyxiation joke here.

By: Deidzoeb

Deidzoeb — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 19:58:00 +0000

Whenever I get the revolving hammock spinal treatment at the Sanitarium in Battle Creek, I’m not sure whether to reward myself afterwards with a coffee enema or yogurt enema.

By: CharredBarn

CharredBarn — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 19:57:00 +0000

Imagine if every stoner actually marketed the ideas he had while lying around stoned, instead of just saying “wouldn’t it be rad if there was a hammock that…” The world would be lousy with stuff like this.

By: jnordb

jnordb — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 19:46:00 +0000

that looks painful….

By: Jayarava

Jayarava — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 19:40:00 +0000

funnily enough: http://www.treatyourownback.com/