Originally published at: http://boingboing.net/2017/02/13/otonamaki-wrapping-oneself-in.html
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Human burrito?
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Burial shroud without the burial. Hmm.
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Hell no. I don’t even like having bedding near my face, much less being completely wrapped up like that. And I don’t see how being curled up into a ball could be good for posture.
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Lest anyone be confused, this is not the right way to swaddle an infant.
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I don’t know much about the posture thing and physical therapy to even make an educated guess. However i do find being in an enclosed space somewhat relaxing, depending on the setting of course.
As a kid i used to set up a small tent on my bed and it’d make sleeping easier (used to have insomnia). These days on weekends when i wake up early and don’t need to be up i may hide under the covers while i’m surfing the web on my phone.
Would i try this out? Maybe, it looks silly but i suffer from some minor back problems and anxiety and if it was suggested to me as a form of relief i would consider doing it once for the sake of it. Does it look silly as hell? Yep.
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But what kind of craitur will emerge!?
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Otonamaki: wrapping oneself in cloth to ease pain
I suppose with your head like that you wouldn’t be able to watch CNN.
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Hah! But tempting…
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I think I see how they think it works - like a physical therapist manually operating your limbs a little past the point you could manage for yourself, to aid in stretching muscles.
But think I also see why the doctors who oppose it do - because of the strain and damage overstretching can cause.
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Otonamaki: Tricking humans into being wrapped up for dinner by puppy sized spiders.
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We’ve seen this before, okay? When can we have a story about okonomiyaki?
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This is exactly what came to mind when i first read the headline 
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What about okonomiyaki otonamaki - people being swaddled in a giant seafood pancake?
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whispering from within their calm white cocoon.
In the U.S., we call that suburbia.
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I kind of want to do this every time I look at social media.
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Is this like, bondage-lite or something?
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Otonomaki, or “Adult wrapping,” sees the subject swaddled cosily, even tightly, in a muslin-like cloth.
Guess we won’t be trying that in the US any time soon. You know, 'cuz of the muslin ban.
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