# Really cool sounding things that you find are impractical when you try them

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 15, 2007, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-cool-sounding-things-that-you-find-are-impractical-when-you-try-them/392381 "2007-02-15T19:49:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-cool-sounding-things-that-you-find-are-impractical-when-you-try-them/392381/41 "2007-02-17T00:24:25Z")

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Waterbeds- I “inherited” a waterbed that was left in the trailer home I lived in when I moved out on my own. I was under the impression that they were more comfortable and easier on the back. In addition to the leaks in the mattress and the maintenance required, I decided that a good old-fashioned bed would do just fine. When I moved out of that trailer I left the waterbed for the new owners to deal with and got a regular bed when I moved into my current place.

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