Waterbeds used to be a $2 billion industry. Meet the man who invented them just after San Francisco's 'Summer of Love.'

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Charlie Hall invented the waterbed in the late 60s, in San Francisco. After their heyday, waterbeds developed a stigma and sales declined.

, aims to bring them back, emphasizing the comfort of a"wave-suppression system."Wouldn't you rather spend your evening in a waterbed? For a limited time, $189.99.Remember waterbeds? You might not, but they were all the rage in the '70s and '80s, and they kind of developed a reputation as a mattress that was good for, you know, stuff other than sleeping. But, believe it or not, waterbeds weren't actually invented to make bedtime bouncier.

Next, the design was patented in 1971. It featured a coil for warming the bed so the water wouldn't get cold, and it was lined to prevent leaks. It was also intended to go inside a hard-sided bed frame to keep the bed from expanding too much laterally.

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