The odd invention making it easier to sleep on planes
It is strange what people will do to find a bit of comfort on an airplane and catch forty winks.
We've tried it all: Piling your belongings on the tray table so you can rest your head. Pushing the armrest down and stuffing a pillow beside it. Or just lying still with your eyes closed and hoping when you fall asleep you don't drop onto your neighbour's lap.
While sometimes these work, you're usually left bleary-eyed and cranky after that long-haul flight.
But discomfort may be a thing of the past, with the nifty new invention, the NodPod (or its funnier nickname, the Head Hammock).
The NodPod is not just for airplanes; its designers claim to have found the solution to amazing sleep while travelling by "recreating how you sleep in a bed but in an upright position."
US entrepreneur Paula Blankenship invented the unusual travel accessory after years of sleepless commuting.
If you can overcome the embarrassment of wearing the thing, you can pre-order on crowd-funding website Kickstarter for US$30 (AU$41).
What’s your take? Could you ever see yourself using the NodPod? Let us know in the comments.
Video credit: YouTube / Chepu belya
First appeared on Stuff.co.nz.
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