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Boy Killed By Exploding Office Chair

Posted by samzenpus on from the sit-very-slowly dept.

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

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  1. Rectum? by Profane+MuthaFucka · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hell, it fucking KILLED him.

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  2. This is... by Crashspeeder · · Score: 2

    a horrible way to die. Poor kid.

  3. This is an old, existing problem. by pcgabe · · Score: 2, Informative

    Per this story from the '80s:

    The problem has cropped up with adjustable office chairs fitted with
    nitrogen gas cylinders in place of the conventional springs in their height
    control mechanism. Preliminary findings suggest that metal fatigue cracks
    can develop in the cylinders, possibly caused by the poor chairs being asked
    to cope with more than they can bear.

    In short, if your chair uses a spring (most likely), then you are in no danger. You can sit easily now.

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  4. Oblig by mgiuca · · Score: 2, Funny

    Next on Slashdot: Steve Ballmer authorizes a large shipment of office chairs for his meeting rooms.

    1. Re:Oblig by KibibyteBrain · · Score: 2, Funny

      This is the real reason he threw the chair. He realized it was about to explode and got it out of the way just in time. What a hero.

  5. Re:OMG! by KibibyteBrain · · Score: 2, Funny

    I always knew sitting in a chair all day in front of a computer would kill me, but not quite in this way.

  6. Re:There's no blood on the chair by Sitnalta · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I agree. This is probably a hoax. Never mind the fact that there's no blood ANYWHERE, or that there're no pictures of the ruptured gas canister itself, just look at the news sources. Do they look like credible news sites to you?

    Until I see some credible evidence I'm just going to file this under urban legends. The fact is: people are liars, doubly so when juvenile shits and giggles can be had at the expense of gullible people on the internet.

  7. Re:Slowly backing away from my chair now... by AGMW · · Score: 3, Funny
    My sister-in-law was sitting on one of those, holding her newborn baby, when it burst. Not a good thing.

    Her baby burst? Now that's really gotta ruin your day!

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