So what if it's pocketed?

Ever notice those ads on TV about bed? You know, those that go around telling people that pocketed spring mattresses is the solution to better, undisturbed sleep. Some ads feature a lady lying on one side of the mattress while a man walks on it without disturbing her. Other ads conduct experiments such as placing a glass of water on one side of the mattress and then dropping a bowling ball 2 feet away, without toppling the glass.

"Amazing!" i thought! But then i asked myself, "Why would anyone want to walk on their bed while their spouse is asleep?" and "Would anyone bowl in bed?"

Okay okay, i know i know, they (Sleep Specialists they call themselves) are trying to put across the benefits of having individually pocketed springs.

My reponse to that? Bed sheets!

I would like to see the man walk on a bed sheet covered mattress, and i would love for the bowling ball to be dropped beside the glass on a bed sheet covered mattress. You see, motion transfer is not caused solely by the mattress itself, the bed sheets are heavily involved as well. So unless you have "individually pocketed bed sheets", you are better off sleeping, as the Horse from the Sea will tell you, on a wooden plank.