Do your kids get a little too rambunctious? Do their falls make you nervous? No problem. Simply inflate the carpet. Borders rise up on the sides, leaving enough clearance to jump off the couch onto a nice bouncy surface. Transform your home into an instant fun house! Let ‘em bounce around. Fun for adults too! (compressor included)
-- Shz, Feb 04 2003

I have been trying to lay carpet in the bathroom and will it lie flatable? no it won't.
-- po, Feb 04 2003


carpet in the bathroom seems unhygenic. inflatable carpet could be fun, more of an inflatable area rug really.
-- rbl, Feb 04 2003


Furniture could be an issue. You'd have to keep the area clear.

Is this like an air bladder that lies underneath a regular carpet?
-- waugsqueke, Feb 04 2003


Sort of a furry air mattress that doubles as a carpet in the tent during the day?
-- FarmerJohn, Feb 04 2003


‘Carpet’ – that definition varies widely…

[rbl], yes – area rug. [waugs], it’s not under any furniture, and it’s inflated by bladders within. [FJ], yes, and collapsed exterior structure matches the height of the collapsed interior – it’s flat.
-- Shz, Feb 04 2003


waugs: more like a shag bouncy castle, from the sound of it.
-- DrCurry, Feb 04 2003


How inflatable is it? I’m thinking, if the kids get too rambunctious, you just super-inflate, pressing them all up against the ceiling. Until they clam down, you know.
-- pluterday, Feb 04 2003


One word. Phssssssssssssssssssssssssss.
-- 2 fries shy of a happy meal, Feb 04 2003


//shag bouncy castle// thats a little kinky for you, DrC?
-- po, Feb 05 2003


It probably goes without saying: No golf shoes to be worn in homes with Inflatable Carpets.
-- jurist, Feb 05 2003


// (compressor included) //

I vote for airbag cartridges ......
-- 8th of 7, Feb 05 2003


re 8th's suggestion, passive IR detectors could trigger these in the event of a fall. A boon to old folk the world over. Especially useful at the bottom of the stairs.
-- oneoffdave, Feb 05 2003


rubber rooms are baked
-- po, Feb 05 2003


its a tradition in our family, bliss. every home should have one
-- po, Feb 06 2003


Why not make it like a waterbed mattress that fills with custard?
-- reap, Feb 06 2003


Indeed, padded rooms are fun for children, not that I know from experience.... [jurist]: Yes, just like people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
-- TahuNuva, Nov 03 2007



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