Designed by N.A.S.A. - Why?
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Fleet Mechanic
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Designed by N.A.S.A. - Why?
So I'm watching this commercial for a mattress, apparently it is made of some kind of foam & gel that molds(moulds?) to your body shape. If that is not enough to make you want to buy it they mention that it was "Designed By NASA" and then mention it has a 20! year warranty/guarantee.
This is supposed to be a very supportive matress...
My question is if this matress was designed by NASA, presumably for astronauts to use in a gravity free environment!, WHY the "H E double hockeysticks" would I want to buy it to use in gravity?!
WHat other products are touting the "Designed By NASA" line? and are they justified?
This is supposed to be a very supportive matress...
My question is if this matress was designed by NASA, presumably for astronauts to use in a gravity free environment!, WHY the "H E double hockeysticks" would I want to buy it to use in gravity?!
WHat other products are touting the "Designed By NASA" line? and are they justified?
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I bought one of those "space pens" for my mom. The ink is under pressure (needed for no gravity in space) and my mom always hangs her calander pretty high and needed that so it wouldn't quit writing.
Lead Driver
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From: Calgary Canada
I belive the product you are altaking about is the "memory foam" bed. I have never figured out what NASA needed that foam for. I have a bed with the memory foam as a pillowtop over the coils, and it's prett darned comfy. One thing to watch for is since it's so soft, you'll sink in a fair ways and you don't get much air circulation around your skin, so it can make you sweat more than a harder mattress.
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mattress designed by nasa now only $9000.00
mention anything high tech and mark the price up of course.
mention anything high tech and mark the price up of course.
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I have no idea why NASA needed it but for $79 at WalMart you can get a Memory Foam pad, queen size that is 1.5 inches thick. What we did was put it over our mattress and it is really comfy.
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Government Teat-sucker
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Probably one of NASA's scientists was working on something and decided it wouldn't work, so he tossed it out and the folks at Tempurpedic asked if they could keep it... But unlike the folks at Walmart, they had no problem with giving away their garbage, and the rest is history. (Now that particular scientist sees the tempurpedic commercials and says to his wife, "You know, I gave them their first piece of foam..."
"Of course you did, Dear...")
"Of course you did, Dear...")
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From: Dripping Springs
Originally Posted by EJL96PSD
Nasa spent thousands to make that space pen. The russians used pencils - 2cents?
Last edited by TigerDan; Feb 13, 2006 at 10:31 AM.