Be afraid of your chair, Yes your chair.

[Neo003]

A fourteen-year-old boy was killed after the chair he was sitting on exploded, propelling sharp chairs parts into his rectum, resulting in extensive bleeding, to which he succumbed before medical attention could stem the flow.

The accident occurred when the boy was alone, sitting on the chair (which was for PC use); he managed to overcome the pain and call his father, who summoned an ambulance, but it took an hour to get him to hospital, by which time it was too late for him.

The chair in question was a standard gas cylinder type, where the height is regulated by an adjustable cylinder containing highly pressurised gas, and it was this which exploded, sending high velocity chair parts into the posterior of the unfortunate youth.

In fact, it seems a spate of such incidents were reported at the hospital ? 3 such injuries caused by exploding chairs were reported this month, perhaps indicating an influx of poorly manufactured chairs into the area. In 2007 a similar accident also propelled a 20cm part into the rear of a 68-year-old man, who suffered a severe 5cm wound; he survived.

The illustrated chair shows the severity of such a cylinder malfunction.

We do not hear where the chair parts in question were made, though of course with the accident occuring in China it is likely there that they were made.

Three factors are implicated in such accidents:

1. The gas in the cylinder is contaminated with gases other than nitrogen.

2. The materials used in the cylinder are deficient, reducing the durability of the part.

3. The cylinder is not completely airtight.

Oil based hydraulic devices are said to be safer, but most such chairs on the market today use gas cylinders; naturally these tend to be made in China, where this accident occurred.

The boy in question weighed 80kg (certainly a fair amount for a 14-year-old Asian youth), which might have been a factor (though this will not reassure heavier framed non-Asian adults); it is suggested that using such chairs without placing excessive pressure on the cylinder is advisable ? otherwise sitting on a steel plate might help.

Source: Itai News

[Steeley]

Woah! Now that's what I call an arse blast.

[LightIdea]

OH DEAR GAWD.

I'm going to change my chair :/

[Snakehn]

Ohh 5h!t!!

[User6060]

holy jesus thats incredibly sad

damn you china and your lax safety stanards

[trag3dy]

*goes off to find a non-hydrolic stool* I like my bits and pieces where they are thanks.

[Skyfrog]

Holy... :(

Of course I checked mine, and it was made in China too. What isn't this days though. It doesn't look anything like that one though, maybe it's just a manufacturing defect. Still I'm not quite as comfortable as I used to be.

[Denis W. Veteran]

This will remind me to never drop my arse onto my chair with excessive force ever again. :|

[Dotdot]

Woah! Just aswel I have a "normal" chair and not one of these. Poor kid tho

[IsaacD]

Holy mother :|

This kinda makes me a bit happier about being too cheap to buy a proper computer chair, atleast my plastic outdoor chairs just break when you tilt back...they don't shoot metal in your butt.

[SirEvan]

As incredibly F'd up that story is, I can't lie...I burst out laughing when I read it. Sucks for the kid, I feel for his family, but man...what a way to die...to be impaled by pieces of your chair....in the butt.

[sundayx Veteran]

That's it I'm standing.

[peacemf]

how do i know if i have the gas one or the hydro one???????????

please tell me before my ass expands :(

[McDave]

Holy frick, I am never again going to bounce up and down on one of those gas sprung chairs again.

[BoJo]

Eeeek.

You sure found a good story to make us sedentary nerds squirm :p

[DDStriker]

Holy mother :|

This kinda makes me a bit happier about being too cheap to buy a proper computer chair, atleast my plastic outdoor chairs just break when you tilt back...they don't shoot metal in your butt.

haha made me burst out laughing good stuff :laugh:

i'll just go sit in the corner on the floor :p

[riojin]

i try to bounce on the hydrolic system on my chair. its fun

[Brad.]

Oh shi-

Poor kid.

[Prince Charming]

Currently loving my crappy static chair in my room that I hate. Thank you university, for being so cheap when equipping the halls of residence. Thank you. I can sleep safe at night without fear of being violated by my chair.

[Colin-uk Veteran]

well thats not good :p

but its ok, i dont use a chair anyways :p

[Steven P. Administrators]

OMG :o

[+Frank B. Subscriber²]

Time to buy a new desk chair. I'd rather not be goatsed by a gas cylinder.

[Lee G. Veteran]

Currently loving my crappy static chair in my room that I hate. Thank you university, for being so cheap when equipping the halls of residence. Thank you. I can sleep safe at night without fear of being violated by my chair.

Same here :p

A very sad story though. Poor boy.

[Japlabot]

holy fark. I'm going to be double checking my chair at work!!!

[Sethos]

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