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      Yeah this looks like maybe 5 lbs of aluminum. That’s pretty light for a weighted blanket honestly

      I don’t think aluminum poisoning is a concern tho

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    You can get a similar effect by sleeping with a frozen 12-pack of LaCroix on your chest

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    Again? I assume again we come to the conclusion that this is everything but comfortable because of the constant hair pinching? Or smell of metal?

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      I guess a thin linen sheet between the two would alleviate the pinching without negating the cooling effects

      I imagine any smell would disappear after a short while, cutlery doesn’t smell of metal

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        Metal doesn’t smell. That smell comes from oils in your skin reacting with metal oxides. And cutlery is usually made from stainless steel which is resistant to oxidation.

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        Where I’m from, people call a duvet a comforter. I grew up thinking this is what they were called into my 20s. People think this name for it is funny. It is.

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          A comforter is one piece acting as both a heavy blanket and a bedspread. A duvet cover goes over a comforter or similar for decoration. In theory you can save money with a cheap plain comforter covered by a decorative duvet cover. You can also wash a duvet cover easier and more frequently than a comforter

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            Interesting. Fuck a decorative anything related to sleep or leisure though. Decorative pillows, eat my entire ass.

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              Man I hate decorative bed shit. If it’s on there, it’s for sleeping. Keep the decorations on walls and shelfs

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              Eh, duvet covers are functional though, they protect the comforter underneath from stains and excess wear and things. The fact that it’s decorative is basically just a bonus. Agree on decorative pillows though, if I can’t put my head on it I don’t want it

            • 🐍🩶🐢@lemmy.world
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              I do love having a silk duvet. Yeah it is expensive, don’t care right now. The point I will actually make is you can put different inserts on the inside and have the same outside. It isn’t meant to go on top of a stereotypical comforter. The insert has loops on the corners and there are strings inside the duvet that ties to them. Otherwise, the insert looks like a very plain comforter without any decorative top. What is nice is you can get heavier or lighter inserts. I have even seen weighted blankets that have the loops on them.

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          In Australia a Duvet is called a “Doona” (Du-Nah) and is different from an American comforter.

          We also have “American comforters” but they don’t need a cover, the whole thing can frequently and easily go in the wash, but a doona/duvet requires a huge process to launder, so you always put a cover on it.

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        Ackshu-u-ually you can’t smell stuff on your skin, what you smell are vapors or particles getting to your nose.

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      Not that light. Buddy and I made a chainshirt out of cans’ push tabs. That shit was heavy. Would work well as a weighted blanket.

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      Weighted blanket should be about 8%—14% of your body weight depending on why you’re using it, hard to tell how thick the rings are but you could get 5-7kg from that blanket which would be hefty enough for a petite person.

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    It would’ve be a lot easier and cheaper to buy a weighted blanket. They’re made of glass beads so never smell like metal

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      This is not the first time I’ve heard about weighted blankets. What do they serve for? Is it because some people prefer to be under a weight while sleeping, or is there some medical benefit?

      Asking as someone who can only stand the lightest of covers.

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        Nope, it’s all on knitted strings and fabric separators. You just feel the weight around you snuggling you

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        No, there’s not much space to shuffle inside, because it’s sewn to form small pockets of beads. As far as I remember, the amount of sound is about the same as from walking on sand: not much

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          Yup, most sound coming from mine is from the blanket fabric and the duvet cover touching each other and not from the beads