sagansense:Due to the curiosity of 43-year old primatologist and research fellow Koichiro Zamma of K
sagansense:Due to the curiosity of 43-year old primatologist and research fellow Koichiro Zamma of Kyoto University’s Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, the “humankind evolution bed” is now a thing. Zamma slept at the top of a tree in an African forest to test chimp bedding, which he said enveloped his body in a natural shape and rocked him to just the right extent. “It was the most comfortable bed I had ever slept in in my life,” Zamma expressed.Chimpanzees migrate in quest of food. When they arrive at a favorable destination, they stack folded tree branches on top of trees to build a bed, with a depression in the center, to sleep in.Upon teaming up with Shinichi Ishikawa, a 46-year-old environment designer, and Iwata Co., a Kyoto-based bedding manufacturer, the quest to develop the perfect bed for humans commenced in May of 2015. Their prototype - which is currently on display at the Kyoto University Museum in Sakyo Ward as part of an exhibition themed on “sleep.”The prototype bed has an oval shape that is 1.6 meters long and 1.2 meters wide. The bottom part, woven with paper string, is designed to ensure high breathability. It is covered by a mattress that is thicker around the periphery to replicate a shape with a depression in the center. The legs, which stretch out in eight directions, were designed with curves so that the bed could rock like a cradle. The exhibition runs through June 26 (except on Mondays, Tuesdays and June 18). Admission is 400 yen ($3.62) for adults.Ape-men, the remote forebears of humankind, are also believed to have slept in treetop beds. “The human body may retain memories from that time,” said Kyoto University President Juichi Yamagiwa, an authority of gorilla studies, who tried out the prototype bed.The exhibition runs through June 26 (except on Mondays, Tuesdays and June 18). Admission is 400 yen ($3.62) for adults.Source: The Asahi Shimbun | Daily Mail -- source link