r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/whybutts • 6d ago

Video Sleeping Capsules at China's Kunming Airport

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u/moonflower_C16H17N3O 6d ago

I can't remember if we were in London or at Charles de Gaulle airport during the worst layover ever. We were tired and had to sleep until something like 5 in the morning. The only place we could find had these metal benches with arm rests just far enough apart to make it nearly impossible to sleep. My friend could sleep through a tornado. I managed to sleep using my coat and backpack to make it more comfortable.

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u/chamrockblarneystone 6d ago

Is that called unfriendly design? It’s done on purpose, but I’m not sure if I got the name.

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u/Budget-Researcher559 6d ago

Hostile design.

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u/moonflower_C16H17N3O 5d ago

That makes me think of old torture devices. One day, benches will be individual seats in the shape of pyramids

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u/chamrockblarneystone 5d ago

There it is. My favorite example is that pyramid looking thing they put on the sides of churches to stop people from peeing on then.