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Where did float tanks come from?
Hopping into a soundproof, light-proof box filled with saltwater may be a popular relaxation therapy today, but those just discovering it are likely asking themselves: “who came up with this strange device, and when were float tanks developed?” In order to answer those questions, we first have to ask “why did they want to make them in the first place?”
Continue reading Where did float tanks come from?History of our Space Burrito part 2!
In March of this year, I posted a note from a former employee of Float to Relax, the manufacturers of our home float tank (known as The Space Burrito). The magic of the internet struck again, and this time the founder of Float to Relax himself got in touch. Continue reading History of our Space Burrito part 2!
History of our Space Burrito
We’ve written a bit about the float tank in our basement, affectionately called The Space Burrito. It had been hanging out in some guy’s back yard for a couple months when we found it, and we didn’t know anything about it. (We’ll be getting shiny new tanks for the center, if you’re wondering.) Through the magic of the internet, and the generosity of the float community, we pieced together some of its history. The tank was manufactured by a company called Float To Relax, which was active in the 80’s. Our tank was probably twenty-five or thirty years old… and still in pretty good shape, actually. These things last forever.
Today I got to learn a little more about our tank’s history, when I received this note: