How to balance my smartphone on my chest when lying down
October 13, 2024 10:07 AM Subscribe
Would like to watch the commanders ravens game without having to hold the phone the entire time. Need a make-shift stand to balance the device upright, using common household items. Suggestions?
I just put a pillow on my chest and prop the phone against the side of the pillow. The flexibility of the pillow allows for a lot more shifting than something flat/solid that will tip over if I move a little. YMMV depending on the density of the pillow in question though.
posted by brook horse at 10:21 AM on October 13, 2024 [3 favorites]
posted by brook horse at 10:21 AM on October 13, 2024 [3 favorites]
I've used a shallow bowl for this in the past. If you want the phone at a sharper angle, you can put something like a washcloth behind it against the wall of the bowl.
posted by rpfields at 10:55 AM on October 13, 2024
posted by rpfields at 10:55 AM on October 13, 2024
If you feel like buying something, a Flippy works well.
posted by BlahLaLa at 10:58 AM on October 13, 2024 [2 favorites]
posted by BlahLaLa at 10:58 AM on October 13, 2024 [2 favorites]
I use a big, orange octopus plush doll that I bought in IKEA. Particularly nice as it hugs me with its tentacles as I watch.
posted by Zumbador at 12:12 PM on October 13, 2024 [2 favorites]
posted by Zumbador at 12:12 PM on October 13, 2024 [2 favorites]
IDK about the ergonomics of putting a phone on your chest, but: convert otherwise worthless plastic cards into phone stands.
or here's 5 other tricks
posted by pwnguin at 2:38 PM on October 13, 2024
or here's 5 other tricks
posted by pwnguin at 2:38 PM on October 13, 2024
Once your phone or book is balanced, a pair of angle glasses let you watch or read while straight-spined and limp.
posted by clew at 6:39 PM on October 13, 2024 [2 favorites]
posted by clew at 6:39 PM on October 13, 2024 [2 favorites]
A grain or cherrystone pillow works great. If you don't have anything like that, putting sand or dry legumes into a bit of cloth is pretty easy.
posted by toucan at 2:36 AM on October 14, 2024
posted by toucan at 2:36 AM on October 14, 2024
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posted by seanmpuckett at 10:15 AM on October 13, 2024 [1 favorite]