Talk:Hammock

Self supporting hammocks

I included a pic of one. Quadzilla99 02:31, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

And many others. Quadzilla99 03:04, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

May we contribute?

Why are all contributions to this article deleted without posting the reasoning? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Zebracobra (talk • contribs) 13:52, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

They shouldn't be. Make sure to sign your edits, and note who has made the reversion.. --APDEF (talk) 05:09, 29 April 2010 (UTC)

Health

They look awfully unhealthy to the back. Are there sources? --Leladax (talk) 20:16, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

You'd have to try one to really judge; I just set one up and it feels great for my back; I came here wondering if there was anything about health benefits or otherwise... --APDEF (talk) 05:11, 29 April 2010 (UTC)

Unfortunately, the scientific research on the subject seems to be pretty limited. There is evidence from a recent study that shows that a rocking motion, like one experiences in a hammock, leads to better sleep quality. Other than that, the article "Study of cradle and pendulum motion for applications to health care" by Warren Frisina looks like it is probably the best candidate for information about the health characteristics of hammocks, if anyone can hunt down a copy at a university library. There's an article in Russian on their use in treating spinal fractures, and one in Portuguese on their use in a rural hospital, but someone who speaks those languages would need to get a hold of a copy of those articles to see if they have any pertinent information. The only other research I found was an article that seems to suggest that hammocks contain as many allergens as regular bedding, and there were a few articles showing that insecticidal hammocks reduce the incidence and prevalence of malaria in tropical countries I, Podius (talk) 01:42, 17 April 2012 (UTC)

History

A Child fallen out his cradle healed by Blessed Augustine, c. 1328

A claim is made that a student of Socrates invented the hammock. And then two lines later, that claim is contradicted by the statement that Christopher Columbus introduced it to Europe. Can we please see if that claim even has scholarly validity? I understand that people in the 19th and 20th century may have been saying it... but did they really know? Johansosa (talk) 02:39, 19 September 2009 (UTC)

There is also a file in Commons dated 1328 which I believe was before Columbus' time. I'll tag the claim dubious. --Thrissel (talk) 06:20, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

The painting shows a hanging cradle, not exactly a hammock. --Sitacuisses (talk) 21:28, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

Thanks, I was mislead by its categorization (I see you corrected that as well). Still, I think it would be good to have a reference for the statement - for one thing because of the following paragraph, for another because even if it was introduced to Europe from America, it still need not necessarily have been by Columbus. --Thrissel (talk) 09:07, 7 April 2011 (UTC)