This $279 weighted blanket could help you sleep better and feel less stressed

The weighted blanket is plush, large enough to envelop your whole body, and is designed to feel like about 10% of your body weight.

Gravity is a Kickstarter project developed on the idea that a weighted blanket can reduce anxiety and help you sleep better - sort of like how a thunder vest works for dogs. There's some science to back that premise up, but that doesn't even really matter: The blanket is just plain comforting.

I used the blanket for only a few minutes and felt the effects, and Gravity already has more than 14,000 backers on Kickstarter. In fact, the company beat its $21,500 goal in just 45 minutes, and has now raised more than $2.8 million on Kickstarter.

Here's what it's like to snuggle up with the Gravity blanket.