I’ve seen plenty of home furnishings that made me nauseated, but I didn’t know there was funding available to study it.
Under the right circumstances, a home furnishing has the power to make visitors green around the gills. Such is the findings of a recent paper published in the journal Perception, “The sickening rug: a repeating static pattern that leads to motion-sickness-like symptoms.” …
The researchers conclude the study with the valuable warning that consumers must be vigilant of unseemly floor coverings. [via io9]
