Man invents ‘car bed’ that can drive on stairs and cross water in new level of laziness

Gu Yupeng has made around 300 innovative vehicles while living in the mountains for seven years and says his ‘bed car’ was inspired from going to school as a child

You bed-a believe it when we say that a man in China has invented perhaps the laziest contraption in the world.

Gu Yupeng has spent the past seven years living remotely in the mountains so he could craft some 300 wacky, yet functional vehicles. The 42-year-old has clearly caught the attention online as he’s amassed almost three million followers all eager for his next work of genius.

One in particular, though, is a ‘bed car’ that is designed to traverse any kind of terrain so that he never has to get up. The DIY whizz said that his reluctance to go to school as a child inspired the design.

He told a local news outlet: “When I was a child, I was always reluctant to get up early for school.

“Then I thought, if only I could go to school without leaving my bed. I just tried to make this wish come true when I was able to.”

Footage circulating on social media showed the card bed in action as Gu visits a market all while going to the local market while lying down on his bed.

The bed even goes up stairs and across uneven terrain, without him ever once coming close to falling off. While he even manages to cross some shallow bodies of water, staying completely dry in the process.

As well as his brilliant slumber vehicle, Gu has also created a work desk on wheels so that employees can be productive wherever they are.

This invention comes equipped with a comfortable armchair, a desk, a lamp for visibility, and wheels. In addition, it has a barbecue grill and a device for fishing so workers can have a meal or relax during a break.

Gu taught himself all the skills, from design to welding and programming, to make these quite unbelievable vehicles. As he says on his social media profile: “Life is about experimenting and having fun.”

The materials he uses for his projects come from discarded metal, second-hand vehicle parts and even his previous projects, to waste as little as possible while keeping his costs down.

Even though he admits that what he makes is mostly made for entertainment, he would to one day help others with his creative skills. “I just want to make some vehicles or machines with utilitarian functions to satisfy people’s needs,” he said.

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