Wednesday, 16 December 2015

If this is an earthquake-proof bed, I’d rather take my chances

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As a resident of the West Coast, the threat of an earthquake is ever-present. Being awakened by the house shaking is a scary experience and the danger of even the rather mild seismic events we experience here is very real. Worse, experts at NASA say there is a 99 percent probability that a moderate to major quake will strike California in the next two and a half years. But I’ve seen the alternative, and it may be worse. Wang Wenxi patented his earthquake-proof bed in 2010. Since then, he’s been working on improving the design to offer more protection as well as storage…

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