Mo Weekly #8

Mattress V. Rock: IS YOUR COMFORT HURTING YOU?

According to many studies the harder the surface, the better for your spine.

This then raises the question: why were beds invented? Also, are they man’s most pointless creation or at least right up there on the list of pointless creations like origami?

Bar the fact that I only hate on origami because I can’t get my paper to fold that way, there are legitimate reasons to question the invention of the bed.

Someone early on realised after strangling a fully feathered bird that soft is more comfy than hard (that’s not what she said) and decided that he/she was done with rocks and would rather have a softer surface to lay on, fast forward a couple of millennia, the same companies capitalise on findings that in the long run, hard surfaces are better for your spine and posture. These companies decide to make solid and harder (that’s what she said) beds to help with back and posture alignment without informing the public that their softer previous creations might have contributed to why you get varying results when you check your height at your dietician’s.

It is capitalism at its finest! ‘Break em then fix em’ seems to be the lifeline of this brilliant venture.

The industry has successfully convinced the entire race that springs and bouncy goodness are essentials of a good mattress and promote a more enjoyable nap. Be that as it may, one would never truly master the delicate art of sitting upright on a stool with continued use of a mattress.

One thing that might help is a few nights on the cold hard ground. Just don’t jump or fall onto it excitedly because bones don’t bounce well off the ground (lesson learned).