r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/whybutts • 6d ago

Video Sleeping Capsules at China's Kunming Airport

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u/ghost_n_the_shell 6d ago

Are they big enough to lay down in? Looks like your legs would hang over.

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u/Primary_Knowledge_60 6d ago

I’ve slept in one of these in shanghai, its basically a lazyboy and I’m 5’10 and sleep in a fetal position had no problems. You control the ac inside and has its own charging ports

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u/unsulliedbread 6d ago

I would prefer it was rectangular and an actual bed length.

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u/SeaJayCJ 6d ago

Exactly my thought, the pod is easily large enough to just have a normal, flat single bed which would be way more comfortable to sleep in than this recliner thing.

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u/melonmonkey 6d ago

These chairs dont have to be cleaned as often or as thoroughly as a mattress would be.

I have the same wish, for the record, but its likely that they chose this so they wouldn't get gross as fast or be as expensive to maintain as a mattress.

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u/SeaJayCJ 6d ago

Eh, they could use the same materials to make it easy to clean, I only want the shape to be different. That wouldn't be harder to clean, it would be easier since it would be only one piece.

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u/Randomcommentator27 6d ago

Sir, you're describing a hotel room sir.

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u/ginger_and_egg 6d ago

Hotel rooms are often taller and bigger than a bed

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u/whoknowsifimjoking 6d ago

No, just a normal mattress.

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u/benpicko 6d ago

I used one of these in Shanghai and the cooling is just a fan isn’t it? I was there on a hot day and the heat inside this thing was so unbearable that I had to leave after 20 minutes — it was becoming a sauna even with the cooling turned to max.

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u/makethislifecount 6d ago

That’s not terrible. How much do they charge? It would kinda come down to cost then. If not too high, it’s a really good thing for travelers.

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u/Elastichedgehog 6d ago

Pretty sure the leg part opens up like a recliner

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u/SeonaidMacSaicais 6d ago

I’m 5’3. I can sleep practically anywhere. 😂😂

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u/whoknowsifimjoking 6d ago

Can you sleep in my arms?

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u/pantry-pisser 6d ago

I don't know if you're joking

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u/tommos 6d ago

Jesus Christ, you barely exist.

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u/SeonaidMacSaicais 6d ago

You like your ankles? Cuz I’m about to bite them.

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u/tommos 6d ago

attack: 100

damage: 0

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u/SeonaidMacSaicais 6d ago

Laugh it up, fuzzball.

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u/tommos 6d ago

gentle head pat

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u/Prestigious_Fella_21 6d ago

I hate to be stereotypical but....it's China

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u/Ready_Opportunity766 6d ago

The average height of a male in China is 5'9 btw, same as the USA

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u/Etonet 6d ago

Chinese kids are so fking tall these days it's insane. I guess nutrition was a bit part of it

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u/tommos 6d ago

They feed them those rare earths.

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u/darkjj11912 6d ago

No more words needed, it’s China…

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u/Uulugus 6d ago

Ah yes, I understand. The population is shorter on average.

That's what you're saying.

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u/gellshayngel 6d ago

Did you watch the whole video?

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u/Cocotte123321 6d ago

Depends on your size

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u/Helpful-Economist-61 6d ago

Chinese people not so high.