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Challenge: a pillow thats always cool

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Hey there,

I can't speak for everyone, but I know a LOT of people, including myself, who love to sleep on a cool pillow. The problem is, the pillow warms up quickly and it's not as nice. Of course you could move your head to each end, but who's going to be able to fall asleep doing that? Anyway, if there's any way you could create a pillow that stays cool yet remains comfortable I'd love to see it!

-Logan from Pennsylvania

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  • This is a clever idea. Couple challenges:

     

    1) Pillow needs to be soft. So whatever you put inside it can't take up too much space.

     

    2) Pillow needs to be flippable. Maybe it's just because we're all so used to flipping to the cool side, if there IS anything hooked to the pillow, it can't get in the way of flipping it.

     

    We will consider this project!

     

    -Ben

  • in reply to benheck

    I had a similar idea a few years ago. What about an internal pocket, for a pouch of thermal gel? A bit like the chill-packs athletes use. You could keep the pouch in the fridge or freezer until bed time, then slip it into the pillow.

     

    It would need a double-walled construction to prevent rupture, but being flexible it should be comfortable, and provide a cooling effect long enough for the user to fall asleep with.

     

    I did experiment with an ice pack (the kind you take on picnics) but being rigid, it wasn't comfortable enough.

     

    If this goes into production please credit the source!

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  • in reply to benheck

    I had a similar idea a few years ago. What about an internal pocket, for a pouch of thermal gel? A bit like the chill-packs athletes use. You could keep the pouch in the fridge or freezer until bed time, then slip it into the pillow.

     

    It would need a double-walled construction to prevent rupture, but being flexible it should be comfortable, and provide a cooling effect long enough for the user to fall asleep with.

     

    I did experiment with an ice pack (the kind you take on picnics) but being rigid, it wasn't comfortable enough.

     

    If this goes into production please credit the source!

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