Comments on: A pillow into which you insert your head http://boingboing.net/2012/10/02/a-pillow-into-which-you-insert.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Mon, 20 May 2013 08:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: katkins http://boingboing.net/2012/10/02/a-pillow-into-which-you-insert.html#comment-1548649 katkins Thu, 04 Oct 2012 03:41:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184887#comment-1548649 juice of cursed hebenon? juice of cursed hebenon?

]]> By: eldueno http://boingboing.net/2012/10/02/a-pillow-into-which-you-insert.html#comment-1548387 eldueno Wed, 03 Oct 2012 21:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184887#comment-1548387 The "pillow" could be decorated as a real head with hair, nose and smiling face and electronic eyes that move uncoordinatedly in arbitrary and random directions to assure strangers will say far away and not ask questions to disturb the user. The “pillow” could be decorated as a real head with hair, nose and smiling face and electronic eyes that move uncoordinatedly in arbitrary and random directions to assure strangers will say far away and not ask questions to disturb the user.

]]> By: bruce_a14 http://boingboing.net/2012/10/02/a-pillow-into-which-you-insert.html#comment-1548285 bruce_a14 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 20:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184887#comment-1548285 I want the Admiral Ackbar version. I want the Admiral Ackbar version.

]]> By: fenrox http://boingboing.net/2012/10/02/a-pillow-into-which-you-insert.html#comment-1548192 fenrox Wed, 03 Oct 2012 19:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184887#comment-1548192 !! This looks like a total rip off of the screambody! http://youtu.be/Ta7rN5TeKzw !! This looks like a total rip off of the screambody!

http://youtu.be/Ta7rN5TeKzw

]]> By: Tavie http://boingboing.net/2012/10/02/a-pillow-into-which-you-insert.html#comment-1547897 Tavie Wed, 03 Oct 2012 15:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184887#comment-1547897 This is for WORK NAPPING. For head-on-desk napping. Should've used the head-on-desk picture. In that context it looks like a frickin GODSEND to me. This is for WORK NAPPING. For head-on-desk napping. Should’ve used the head-on-desk picture. In that context it looks like a frickin GODSEND to me.

]]> By: doggo http://boingboing.net/2012/10/02/a-pillow-into-which-you-insert.html#comment-1547894 doggo Wed, 03 Oct 2012 15:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184887#comment-1547894 Why does this thing get reposted all over the place? It's ridiculous and nobody wants this thing. (Wait a minute... this would make a great cat bed!) Why does this thing get reposted all over the place? It’s ridiculous and nobody wants this thing. (Wait a minute… this would make a great cat bed!)

]]> By: Dan Hibiki http://boingboing.net/2012/10/02/a-pillow-into-which-you-insert.html#comment-1547815 Dan Hibiki Wed, 03 Oct 2012 13:33:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184887#comment-1547815  Personally I;m just going to wait till he falls asleep then kick him in the head and run away before he can take it off.  Personally I;m just going to wait till he falls asleep then kick him in the head and run away before he can take it off.

]]> By: Adge Cutler http://boingboing.net/2012/10/02/a-pillow-into-which-you-insert.html#comment-1547799 Adge Cutler Wed, 03 Oct 2012 13:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184887#comment-1547799 Its a Katamari Damacy mask!!! Its a Katamari Damacy mask!!!

]]> By: Crashproof http://boingboing.net/2012/10/02/a-pillow-into-which-you-insert.html#comment-1547775 Crashproof Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:16:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184887#comment-1547775 Wear this and look like one of the cousins from Katamari Damacy. Wear this and look like one of the cousins from Katamari Damacy.

]]> By: ChipN http://boingboing.net/2012/10/02/a-pillow-into-which-you-insert.html#comment-1547761 ChipN Wed, 03 Oct 2012 11:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184887#comment-1547761 I want rainbow metallic 'eyes' on those hand holes, and a built in proximity sensor that pipes up a faint:'Help me!! HELP me!! using phase delay so the voice isn't proximally coming from the head, but somewhere on the ear of the person interrupting your somnolence. I want rainbow metallic ‘eyes’ on those hand holes, and a built in proximity sensor that pipes up a faint:’Help me!! HELP me!! using phase delay so the voice isn’t proximally coming from the head, but somewhere on the ear of the person interrupting your somnolence.

]]> By: ChipN http://boingboing.net/2012/10/02/a-pillow-into-which-you-insert.html#comment-1547757 ChipN Wed, 03 Oct 2012 11:32:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184887#comment-1547757  ...which looks like William Hurt made out of lava soap. So close!!  …which looks like William Hurt made out of lava soap.

So close!!

]]> By: awjt http://boingboing.net/2012/10/02/a-pillow-into-which-you-insert.html#comment-1547716 awjt Wed, 03 Oct 2012 10:19:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184887#comment-1547716 It needs great big Dre headphones on it!!! It needs great big Dre headphones on it!!!

]]> By: Alan Goulding http://boingboing.net/2012/10/02/a-pillow-into-which-you-insert.html#comment-1547694 Alan Goulding Wed, 03 Oct 2012 09:30:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184887#comment-1547694 Isn't that thing just going to be _incredibly_ hot? Isn’t that thing just going to be _incredibly_ hot?

]]> By: TheMudshark http://boingboing.net/2012/10/02/a-pillow-into-which-you-insert.html#comment-1547667 TheMudshark Wed, 03 Oct 2012 08:11:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184887#comment-1547667 I presume it´s for passing out with your hands resting on the table before you and your face resting on your hands, like I used to do in high school. The collected drool inside the pillow would make it a rather unsavoury affair after a short amount of time. I presume it´s for passing out with your hands resting on the table before you and your face resting on your hands, like I used to do in high school. The collected drool inside the pillow would make it a rather unsavoury affair after a short amount of time.

]]> By: TheMudshark http://boingboing.net/2012/10/02/a-pillow-into-which-you-insert.html#comment-1547665 TheMudshark Wed, 03 Oct 2012 08:07:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184887#comment-1547665  To be fair, that´s basically all things.  To be fair, that´s basically all things.

]]> By: jco http://boingboing.net/2012/10/02/a-pillow-into-which-you-insert.html#comment-1547645 jco Wed, 03 Oct 2012 06:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184887#comment-1547645 Or you could just get a hoodie, some headphones, and sunglasses... Or you could just get a hoodie, some headphones, and sunglasses…

]]> By: Chrsitian Long http://boingboing.net/2012/10/02/a-pillow-into-which-you-insert.html#comment-1547636 Chrsitian Long Wed, 03 Oct 2012 06:34:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184887#comment-1547636 I think that's the Madrid airport, since no one asked. I think that’s the Madrid airport, since no one asked.

]]> By: Jake0748 http://boingboing.net/2012/10/02/a-pillow-into-which-you-insert.html#comment-1547587 Jake0748 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 05:14:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184887#comment-1547587 I remember when BoingBoing commenters didn't include quite so many pickpockets, thieves, predators and cynics.   I remember when BoingBoing commenters didn’t include quite so many pickpockets, thieves, predators and cynics.  

]]> By: grimc http://boingboing.net/2012/10/02/a-pillow-into-which-you-insert.html#comment-1547576 grimc Wed, 03 Oct 2012 04:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184887#comment-1547576 The sideholes are just begging to have a drink poured in them. The sideholes are just begging to have a drink poured in them.

]]> By: Nadreck http://boingboing.net/2012/10/02/a-pillow-into-which-you-insert.html#comment-1547574 Nadreck Wed, 03 Oct 2012 04:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184887#comment-1547574 When I was in Taiwan I came across the local custom of *everyone* having a post-lunch nap for about 1/2 hour.  Tourists have been known to walk into government offices just after lunch and run screaming out into the street thinking that there'd been a nerve-gas attack.  There was a lot of "keyboard face" and bed-head hair happening and this would be the perfect antidote. When I was in Taiwan I came across the local custom of *everyone* having a post-lunch nap for about 1/2 hour.  Tourists have been known to walk into government offices just after lunch and run screaming out into the street thinking that there’d been a nerve-gas attack.  There was a lot of “keyboard face” and bed-head hair happening and this would be the perfect antidote.

]]> By: horn555 http://boingboing.net/2012/10/02/a-pillow-into-which-you-insert.html#comment-1547570 horn555 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 04:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184887#comment-1547570 Even more bulky and odd looking than the Dream Helmet which I use nightly to block out stray light.  But my dear wife says the dream helmet makes me look like a kidnap victim.  This thing makes folks look like a cartoon kidnap victim from another dimension. Really there is nothing wrong with the plane blindfold.  But these provide just a little cushion.  The sound proofing is negligible based on my DH experience.  Nothing on Kickstarter about materials. Even more bulky and odd looking than the Dream Helmet which I use nightly to block out stray light.  But my dear wife says the dream helmet makes me look like a kidnap victim.  This thing makes folks look like a cartoon kidnap victim from another dimension. Really there is nothing wrong with the plane blindfold.  But these provide just a little cushion.  The sound proofing is negligible based on my DH experience.  Nothing on Kickstarter about materials.

]]> By: tubacat http://boingboing.net/2012/10/02/a-pillow-into-which-you-insert.html#comment-1547568 tubacat Wed, 03 Oct 2012 04:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184887#comment-1547568  You bastards!  You bastards!

]]> By: jhoosier http://boingboing.net/2012/10/02/a-pillow-into-which-you-insert.html#comment-1547526 jhoosier Wed, 03 Oct 2012 03:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184887#comment-1547526  This.  I would actually like one of these, as it would help with taking naps during breaks (it's often hard to find a dark, quiet, empty room).  But I'd overheat in one on all but the coldest days.  This.  I would actually like one of these, as it would help with taking naps during breaks (it’s often hard to find a dark, quiet, empty room).  But I’d overheat in one on all but the coldest days.

]]> By: Preston Sturges http://boingboing.net/2012/10/02/a-pillow-into-which-you-insert.html#comment-1547522 Preston Sturges Wed, 03 Oct 2012 03:19:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184887#comment-1547522 What no Cthulu version?  What no Cthulu version? 

]]> By: vonbobo http://boingboing.net/2012/10/02/a-pillow-into-which-you-insert.html#comment-1547515 vonbobo Wed, 03 Oct 2012 03:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184887#comment-1547515 The guy in the picture isn't even using the pillow feature??? The guy in the picture isn’t even using the pillow feature???

]]> By: Culturedropout http://boingboing.net/2012/10/02/a-pillow-into-which-you-insert.html#comment-1547513 Culturedropout Wed, 03 Oct 2012 03:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184887#comment-1547513 That actually looks like it might be really good to wear with a CPAP mask.  I usually end up sort of wedging my face with mask attached between two pillows, with my forehead on a 3rd pillow, when I want to sleep face-down. That actually looks like it might be really good to wear with a CPAP mask.  I usually end up sort of wedging my face with mask attached between two pillows, with my forehead on a 3rd pillow, when I want to sleep face-down.

]]> By: Miche http://boingboing.net/2012/10/02/a-pillow-into-which-you-insert.html#comment-1547506 Miche Wed, 03 Oct 2012 03:07:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184887#comment-1547506 Someone on twitter mentioned how much this resembles a uterus. They could do a version with a removable red lining.  Someone on twitter mentioned how much this resembles a uterus. They could do a version with a removable red lining. 

]]> By: Dlo Burns http://boingboing.net/2012/10/02/a-pillow-into-which-you-insert.html#comment-1547488 Dlo Burns Wed, 03 Oct 2012 02:45:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184887#comment-1547488 It reminds me of when I get a migraine and I just want to hold my head. Arms do get fucking tired though.  It reminds me of when I get a migraine and I just want to hold my head. Arms do get fucking tired though. 

]]> By: Deidzoeb http://boingboing.net/2012/10/02/a-pillow-into-which-you-insert.html#comment-1547453 Deidzoeb Wed, 03 Oct 2012 01:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184887#comment-1547453 Optimal design would be cherry red "ostrich pillow" with a stem on top, to indicate that the wearer is ripe for the pickin. Optimal design would be cherry red “ostrich pillow” with a stem on top, to indicate that the wearer is ripe for the pickin.

]]> By: Diogenes http://boingboing.net/2012/10/02/a-pillow-into-which-you-insert.html#comment-1547431 Diogenes Wed, 03 Oct 2012 01:16:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=184887#comment-1547431 Where do you put the bags of ice to keep from sweating your ass off? Where do you put the bags of ice to keep from sweating your ass off?

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