The odd invention making it easier to sleep on planes
<p>It is strange what people will do to find a bit of comfort on an airplane and catch forty winks.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>While sometimes these work, you're usually left bleary-eyed and cranky after that long-haul flight.</p>
<p>But discomfort may be a thing of the past, with the nifty new invention, the NodPod (or its funnier nickname, the Head Hammock).</p>
<p>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."</p>
<p>US entrepreneur Paula Blankenship invented the unusual travel accessory after years of sleepless commuting.</p>
<p>If you can overcome the embarrassment of wearing the thing, you can pre-order on crowd-funding website Kickstarter for US$30 (AU$41).</p>
<p>What’s your take? Could you ever see yourself using the NodPod? Let us know in the comments.</p>
<p><em>Video credit: YouTube / Chepu belya</em></p>
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