Goodbye Sweaty Sheets: Hello Japanese Bed Cooler  E-mail
Written by Hank Green   
Monday, 02 July 2007


I don't care how many fans I point directly at my bed during the summer, the space between my butt and the mattress always reaches temperatures that make comfortable sleep entirely impossible. So, either I get a lame, inefficient AC window unit. Or I sweat my way through the brief, though surprisingly hot, Montana summers.

So far I've elected for option two, but now, thanks to some clever folks in Japan, I can cool the two inches between my butt and the mattress (the two inches that really matter) without having to pay to cool the entire room around me.

Lord this is an amazing idea. I'm about ready to fly my sweaty butt to Japan to get one right now. This extremely simple invention (by the people who brought you the USB Powered fan shirt) simply uses two ultra-quiet fans at the base of a mattress pad to pull cool air from above the head under your hot body. The device is more efficient even than regular fans. Even if used 8 hours a day for 30 days straight, it will only consume about 25 cents of electricity.

Via TreeHugger

Comments (8)add
how cool!
written by Aurelien , July 02, 2007
I love that. Geneva (Switzerland) summers sometimes reach Dubai-like temperatures (can you tell I'm exagerating here?).

Are they planning to sell these in Europe soon?

Cheers
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written by Maria , July 03, 2007
LOL! Man heated toilet seats and cooling mattresses - the Japanese have it all figured out.
Goodbye Sweaty Sheets: Hello Japanese Be
written by richard , July 03, 2007
There goes my solo attempt in putting together a patentable idea. Someone has beaten me to it.
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written by Ryan , July 26, 2007
Yup..there goes my idea as well..mine was more expensive..lol..Liquid Crystal cooling..you can even heat it up if you choose..but wtv
http://www.meta-fx.com
written by mbnv , September 29, 2007
http://www.meta-fx.com
forex فارکس
YO
written by martinact420 , January 10, 2008
420 Videos http://420videos.blogspot.com
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written by vkat , April 09, 2008
will this thing ventilate cool air even if the room temperature is warm?
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written by stu , May 31, 2008
buy it from here http://www.kilian-nakamura.com/ costs $399 though! smilies/shocked.gif
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Hank Green is the founder and chief geek at EcoGeek.org. Aside from being obsessed with saving the planet with technology, he loves to write and make videos. If you want to find out more about him, visit hankgreen.com
 
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