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Fall Asleep Anywhere, Anytime

If you don’t mind looking silly, a new product makes it easier to take power naps wherever you are. It’s called the Ostrich Pillow and you wear it like a face mask. You can even snooze at work, providing the boss is away or as lenient as Ron Swanson.

Ostrich Pillow hasn’t gone into mass production yet, but has appeared on Kickstarter, and nearly topped its goal the very first day. It’s the creation of Kawamura-Ganjavian, an architectural and design firm with studios in Madrid, Spain, and Lausanne, Switzerland.

If you’re worried that people might call you lazy sleeping in an Ostrich Pillow, relax. A six-year study has proven that people who take at least three naps a week have a 37 percent lower risk of heart-related diseases. H/T My Disguises

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Have Cardboard, Will Travel

Israeli inventor Izhar Gafni has designed a bicycle that costs $9, can carry weights of up to 485 pounds and last two years or longer. The beauty of his bicycle: It’s constructed from cardboard. Gafni is now approaching investors and hopes to mass-produce his bikes soon in Israel, Europe and North America. H/T Geek Press

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Meanwhile, in Germany, Tom Hambrock and Juri Spetter have unveiled the FLIZ, another new bicycle that’s pedal-free. Their design is based on the world’s first bicycle, the “Laufrad,” created by German inventor Karl Drais in 1817. It also operated without pedals. H/T iOwntheWorld

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