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There is a variant of the chair that have gaps in the seat to prevent rain from pooling. While it's a useful feature, it also presents a danger because sitting on them can cause the gaps to widen, allowing things like testicles to pass through, and get caught when the person stands up.
Enjoy picturing that thought.
At a shop I used to work at, we had these old computer chairs with hard plastic seats. The plastic would flex and crack just forward of where the metal seat pan was, so when you sat down you'd inevitably apply a load to the front edge and open this crack up.
We joked these were Trump brand chairs given their tendency to grab ya by the pussy.
The one in the thumbnail has a gap
I don't know about you, but that gap seems safely out of testicle range. Unless I've been sitting totally wrong this whole time.
You might have a very short sack
Yeah I’d say the ones with drainage is just a variant.
And there are different types. That commenter is probably referring to the kinds which have very long narrow slits in the seat. Which could probably catch your balls if the plastic got stretched or warped.
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Got one of those ugly bastards in my backyard and don’t know where it came from.
They migrate seasonally. Sometimes one will make a permanent new home.
The Chair Delivery System works a lot like the Cat Delivery System, they go where they are needed most.
These chairs remind me of an over weight relative who was visiting in Arizona, where a friend had a covered back deck with these chairs. Our relative sat in one, not aware that the heat melts those things even when shaded. She flipped over backwards into the flower bed behind her, fortunately the deck was only about foot off the ground so she wasn’t hurt. It was very funny to watch though.
I hate these things unreasonably hard. They're horrible for the environment, they're sketchy if old and they're asshole ugly.
In some parts of the world they probably provide seating for like 99% of the population. Like every picture I’ve seen of west Africa with a cafe or a gathering, it’s always these chairs everywhere.
True, but doesn't change that they are an abomination.
I'm way too fat nowadays to be a monobloc enjoyer 😭
Now if only they could make a chair that blocks cancer.
Wheelie bins are probably made in the same way, only with a differently shaped mould. There are probably other common objects that also belong to this class.
Lots of things could be “monobloc”. Cutlery, flower pots, plastic army men, etc.
But a wheeliebin definitely is not one. There’s at least 4 parts to a wheelie bin. Body, lid, 2x wheels. Probably closer to 8, as you probably have 2x clips for the lid, an axle, and some form of axle retainer. Even more if you count the individual parts of the wheel and bearings.
The body, though, appears to be extruded from a sheet of plastic in the same way as the chair.
Yes, it’s injection molded. A process of injecting molten plastic into a form to produce an object made out of one single piece of plastic.
Pretty much every large volume plastic thing is made that way.
What is a wheelie bin? I’m unfamiliar with this expression, and although I could Google it, I’m curious as to how this is used in your culture.
Americans have one big category called the "trash can." This encompasses the little one in the bathroom, the waist high one in the kitchen, and the chest high one with wheels outside that you roll to the curb.
The British call the little ones inside "dust bins" and the big one outside a "wheelie bin" because it's got a built-in hand truck. I do like the American term "dumpster" over the British "skip."
It's a large household trash bin with two wheels, a handle, and a lid, usually made out of plastic. You can tilt it onto the wheels for easier transportation. It often has receptacles that a garbage truck can hook into when emptying.
The "wheelie bin" expression is (probably) Irish.
I'm Aussie and we (some of us) call them wheelie bins
Probably in the US we would call them trash cans or trash bins. The term cans presumably goes back to when they were actually round metal cans.
I’m pretty sure it’s British for ‘trash can’?
Ah, yes, childhood 😄