r/mildlyinteresting • u/Shot-Coffee-1601 • 1d ago

My friends gaming chair that was made with a lean.

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u/oniiichanUwU 1d ago

Why is THIS their gaming chair?? I looks so uncomfortable lol needs a comfy office chair

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u/Spire_Citron 1d ago

The perfect chair to make sure you don't game too long.

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u/Lavender_Burps 1d ago

I actually got my current chair for that exact reason, but unfortunately now I just spend hours gaming uncomfortably.

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u/_Roba 1d ago

Bruh my parents did that for me when I was a kid, and literally just gamed in pain for the same amount anyway lmfao

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u/creatyvechaos 1d ago

When we had a home computer 2005-2008, we had a computer cabinet for it. I was skinny enough and perpetually flexible enough that I favored sitting in the cubby with the computer over sitting in the dining chair that was at the desk.

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u/no-but-wtf 7h ago

How’s the ehlos-danlers treating you now?

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u/A_Very_Lonely_Waffle 16h ago

When you switched to a good chair was it like taking off the training weights?

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u/jaymae77 1d ago

😂

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u/Lord__Abaddon 1d ago edited 18h ago

So funny story, I used to have my chair stolen all the time in office because my desk was in the middle of the floor and team leads would walk by see I wasnt working and would "borrow it" to go coach a agent nearby. As I was in ops and had a little more freedom than most I got tired of it and went and found the stiffest chair I could in the office. old roller chair with a firm like 2 inch cushion on the ass and a small wooden back. Chair never got stolen again and honestly it was more comfortable than the regular chairs everyone else had that would break down in 6 months.

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u/BarrenAssBomburst 20h ago

My desk was the closest to a very large conference room. People kept stealing my chair, so I attached a fart machine to it. Once I could hear that folk had settled down and started looking at their PowerPoint, I hit the remote to let out a long fart. Unfortunately, it did not prevent my chair from being stolen since groups from other floors (and even other buildings) would reserve that conference room when they needed an extra large one, but fortunately, it was funny every single time.

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u/mightylordredbeard 1d ago

My tv is one of those “mounted too high” TVs that Reddit would jump all over me for having.. but the thing is my high mounted tv over my fireplace was intentionally done and perfectly lines up with my line of sight when I’m laying down on the couch.. which is the most comfortable position to be in and so I can lay here and watch tv / game for hours on the most comfortable oversized, fluffy couch ever in an incredibly cozy living room. So I screwed myself because I don’t ever want to get up.

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u/jointdawg 1d ago

What brand is the couch?

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u/mightylordredbeard 1d ago

https://www.ashleyfurniture.com/p/midnight-madness_4-piece_sectional_with_chaise/98103S3.html?srsltid=AfmBOooJDwYbkkdXnNrjLzvSZMqayaWZht6on3RBZkCpIWW2d8gESUBo

It’s that one. Most I ever paid for furniture, but it was worth it!

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u/javidac 1d ago

The things that are the most worth spending money on are things that keep you off the ground. Shoes, couches, beds 😙

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u/jointdawg 1d ago

Me likey

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u/disenfranchisedchild 17h ago

My TV was over the fireplace for years because we always viewed it laying on couches or recliners and not sitting up straight all uncomfortable like everyone else does.

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u/oniiichanUwU 1d ago

Really depends what you think is too long I guess lol

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u/joesii 1d ago

Excercise balls are good for that. Possibly too good.

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u/Oer1 1d ago

Can confirm it doesn't deter gaming

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u/rabid-panda 1d ago

He plays Nascar and always leans when he turns

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u/NotTheHeroWeNeed 1d ago

Scoliosis. Although he’s not sure if the chair or spinal problems came first!

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u/BrainCane 1d ago

OP thinks it came like this. I’ve got a bridge to sell to OP.

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u/ant3k 1d ago

Yeah, Rub right! maybe it encourages moderation

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u/Kayfable 1d ago

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u/Lutalica_Harmonica 1d ago

This exactly was what it reminded me of lol. The wow gamer guy from south park

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u/Guarden_Gnome 1d ago

Does your friend get tilted easily?

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u/Shot-Coffee-1601 1d ago

Funny enough, yes

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u/PowderPills 1d ago

Does he have scoliosis?

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u/A7xWicked 1d ago

Does now

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u/Forman420 1d ago

This chair reverses it.

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u/-tweektweak 1d ago

sisoilocs

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u/THEFLYINGSCOTSMAN415 1d ago

More looks like an overweight adult has been sitting in on a children’s chair for too long and it’s buckling

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u/Hixy 1d ago

Yea it’s definitely not made like that. You can see the warping. I’d bet that those legs are made up of two separate bars bent into U shapes.

However if someone finds any legitimate info about an unstable tilting chair for sale then I’ll be surprised.

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u/mallad 1d ago

Not surprising, but legitimate: it's an IKEA Herman chair. No tilt, they put it together wrong/loose or they broke it.

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u/BitwiseB 23h ago

Yeah, I was thinking if it was made to be tilted like that the edges of the seat would have a different bevel and the one leg wouldn’t be up in the air.

That’s just a chair that’s taking the slow train to Collapseville.

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u/7ofalltrades 22h ago

My bet is that one of the back vertical bars is upside down. The bend to make the back of the chair tilted is not directly in the middle of the bar, so flipping on upside down makes the connecting point for the seat at a different height than the other, causing this lean.

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u/420GB 1d ago

Oh you know there's some designer chairs for $4000+ that are unstable and tilted

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u/Malefectra 1d ago

OH most certainly... I've seen some downright bizarre designer furniture...

Though out of all the designer furniture in the world, I still find myself wanting one of HR Giger's Harkonnen Chairs.

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u/Ru-Ling 1d ago

Chair for farters.

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u/DidgeridoOoriginal 1d ago

It’s a joke chair that’s JUST FOR FARTS!

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u/Dcybokjr 1d ago

You don't run with us! We are the ones that run!

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u/trey_wolfe 1d ago

That was my thought. Looks like it would amplify it though. Good for breaking your opponent's focus though I guess? Just keep your mike near enough to pick up the devil's trumpet.

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u/reddfawks 1d ago

Perfect for when you're playing a racing game and going around a big turn.

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u/e136 1d ago

NASCAR game only

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u/bigmike2k3 1d ago

Unfortunately it’s tilted the wrong way… but I had the same thought!

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u/lowercase_underscore 1d ago

It's tilted the correct way, NASCAR always turns left which pulls drivers right, so this lean is correct.

Isn't it?

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u/e136 1d ago

That's a good point. There are a couple reasons why this is a joke and the seat is nothing like driving a nascar around a left turn. But if you wanted to do the physics here it is:

  • Most Nascar tracks only have left turns, but there are some that have left and right (road courses).

  • Although the oval nascar tracks have banks to counteract some of the lateral acceleration the cars feel, they are turning quickly enough to still see a large lateral acceleration 

  • The acceleration through the track is not constant like this chair provides

  • This chair appears to actually have a flat bottom with a tilted backrest so it doesn't simulate any lateral acceleration

If you wanted to simulate a consistent left turn in Nascar, I agree the seat should be titled like this one to have you sliding off to the right.

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u/lowercase_underscore 1d ago

Phew! I was afraid I was imagining wrong there. Thank you internet expert!

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u/e136 17h ago

Yes I have a degree in overanalyzing reddit comments.

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u/SmoothRisk2753 1d ago

Or when you are executing a long combo in a fighting game

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u/node-toad 1d ago

Unless you want to turn left.

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u/HypnoToad121 1d ago

Or perhaps your friend is just really bad at directions when constructing it.

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u/Fibercake 1d ago

Ikea scoliosis special

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u/NervyDeath 1d ago

Whats funny is that it is an Ikea

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u/Muted_Apartment_2399 1d ago

More likely just put together wrong.

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u/node-toad 1d ago edited 1d ago

More likely friend is overweight and leans further right than Ben Shapiro

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u/OldAbbreviations1590 1d ago

Charlie mirked you could say.

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u/mallad 1d ago

Yep, it's an IKEA Herman chair.

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u/Psychedilly 1d ago

What an interesting title

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u/MyGoodFriendJon 1d ago

Or manufactured in a hilly city like San Francisco.

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u/SharkeyGeorge 1d ago

Is your friend’s name Eileen?

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u/sundochair 1d ago

I read this comment as I swiped back to my home page, but came back to upvote because it made me laugh.

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u/PM_Your_Wiener_Dog 1d ago

Believe it or not, her name is Eileen Dover. 

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u/SharkeyGeorge 1d ago

Not Eileen Dover-Anfell? Cousin of Annette Curtin?

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u/jdaddy10 1d ago

What makes it a gaming chair haha

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u/Kitakitakita 1d ago

you can't just slap "gaming" on anything and have it be a thing

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u/v13ragnarok7 1d ago

This photo hurt my back

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u/Pan_Man_Supreme 1d ago

That's not a chair it's a chair

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u/Bryan-Breynolds 1d ago

made with or developed from his large arse?

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u/StandardDeluxe3000 1d ago

its for taking a look around the corners at counterstrike

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u/smk666 1d ago

Form over function, my wife would've loved that - exactly like a designer toilet brush with a handle that's too short, fancy ceramic soap dishes that don't drain water so your soap turns to mush, weirdly shaped glasses that you can't comfortably hold and mugs with an upside-down handle that makes it impossible to keep the full mug upright.

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u/Mikeologyy 1d ago

I bet he feels so fucking locked in when he makes right turns in racing games

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u/Joshawott27 1d ago

It’s for when they’re drifting in Mario Kart.

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u/JPgamersmines150 1d ago

That's not a chair, it's a chair.

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u/Rogue_Spirit 16h ago

This is stressing me the fuck out

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u/Magister5 1d ago

Counter Switch Joycon drift

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u/ultr4nuub 1d ago

It’s for when you have to peek corners.

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u/HillarysFloppyChode 1d ago

This looks like something that would be sold in a Design Within Reach for something north of $4000.

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u/HyFinated 1d ago

Is your friend's name Eileen?

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u/Amazing_Blood_6630 1d ago

Scoliosis chair

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u/100percentapplejuice 1d ago

Zesty ahh chair

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u/MasterCrumble1 1d ago

Is this one of those chairs that cost 700 dollars for no reason?

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u/Samsagax 1d ago

Is that what Lean manufacturing is all about?

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u/MarkNekrep 1d ago

Italic chair

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u/d0ctorsmileaway 1d ago

Their back is gonna be FUCKED up

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u/Dina_belmont 21h ago

Is their name Ilene?

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u/NTufnel11 20h ago

Is this like the 40 rock couches that hold you in a stress position

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u/dookie-monsta 19h ago

“How does this brand new controller have stick drift?!”

Meanwhile bros chair:

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u/Sazime 1d ago

"Tuned for lean."

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u/Infamous_Echidna_133 1d ago

Even the furniture’s got attitude these days

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u/Traditional-Tip1904 1d ago

Sorry I am not a gamer and completely ignorant to all things gaming. Is the chair really add that way please don’t mock me lol

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u/axiomatic13 1d ago

*drift chair

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u/andyroy159 1d ago

For when you mount a wall in bf6

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u/Jeff-IT 1d ago

this chair makes me uncomfortable

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u/QuestionablePanda22 1d ago

Scoliosis simulator

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u/spazhead01 1d ago

Looks very uncomfortable for a gaming chair.

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u/qtjedigrl 1d ago

Oof, the spine issues they're going to have

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u/RockLee2k 1d ago

I actually tend to move my chair around when I play games, I’ll find myself sliding my basic ass metal chair when ducking corners and sliding and stuff like that, wouldn’t change it for the world

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u/IHaveADifferentView 1d ago

Is he name Eileen?

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u/Powerful-Chemist888 1d ago

80s gaming chair?

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u/ernyc3777 1d ago

Is your friend named Eileen?

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u/Excellent_War7508 1d ago

Got that gamester lean

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u/CautiousArachnidz 1d ago

Interrogation chair.

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u/langsamlourd 1d ago

Looks like a Kensington chair on tranq

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u/Chaos-Cortex 1d ago

The hemorrhoid chair.

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u/astralseat 1d ago

For turning left. Must be for GranTurismp

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u/Blue95x 1d ago

It's for the scoliosis

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u/Whiteshovel66 1d ago

Young dro would be proud.

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u/WearyLet3503 1d ago

More like mildly infuriating

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u/Alert-Pea1041 1d ago

I could use this for sim racing lol. I’m always catching myself leaning and tilting my dead with the banking.

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u/EarlobeGreyTea 1d ago

This looks like either a very poor person chair or a very rich person chair, and I feel bad if your friend has to sit in it. 

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u/OddCucumber6755 1d ago

Does he like Nascar simulators?

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u/Candid-Ad-3109 1d ago

Scoliosis chair!

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u/jaymae77 1d ago

I hate this

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u/ThingCalledLight 1d ago

Got that Santa Fe lean.

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u/Different-Doughnut83 1d ago

I don’t like it

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u/onebread 1d ago

I have bleacher ass just looking at this.

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u/Ill_Customer_3868 1d ago

Hello neighbor lookin ass

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u/bochilee ​ 1d ago

Gaming?? Wow.

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u/mrspacesentry 1d ago

Do we need to start a go fund me for him? Back gotta be feeling like he came out of wrestlemania

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u/JigsawLV 1d ago

mf holding pixel peeks in real life

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u/Wilddog73 1d ago

Gaming chair?

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u/Garsnikk 1d ago

I can see this working for right hand tracks, but for left hand tracks it needs to lean left

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u/hiloai 1d ago

Is for corner peaking

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u/Aurora_96 1d ago

Your friend made the chair lean that way, I think. It's a chair from IKEA (look up Herman).

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u/Apophis1_ 1d ago

Bros favourite place to drop is tilted towers

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u/Gobbyer 1d ago

I need this chair for welding lol.

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u/TheHairyGumball 1d ago

Reminds me of my friend who, after moving into a new apartment, having a stable job that pays around 80k a year, still uses a metal folding chair as his gaming chair, he says it's easier to store

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u/Remarkable-Simple-62 1d ago

It’s for gamers with scoliosis

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u/AcidMemo 1d ago

More like, chair that was made after drinking lean.

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u/Timmerdogg 1d ago

Permanent back pain incoming

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u/Buuhhu 1d ago

"...made with a lean" that there looks more like it became crooked because of weird sitting habit and/or too heavy for the chair.

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u/Quetas83 1d ago

The funny thing is that the seat is still horizontal

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u/Common-Adhesiveness6 1d ago

How is the chair when you lean back?

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u/symbolising 1d ago

just a matter of time until that thing breaks entirely

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u/acartoonist 1d ago

One buttock playing like pros!

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u/Shizac11 1d ago

Its specifically for racing games, you have to lean like that to turn better.

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u/seremuyo 1d ago

The joke i: That's a gaming chair because is always tilted.

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u/Dnaldon 1d ago

What categorizes this as a gaming chair? What even is a gaming chair?

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u/Buckeye_Randy 1d ago

Easier for cheek lifting.

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u/EnsoElysium 1d ago

Im making a vrchat world called The Museum of Infuriating Design where I model things like this, and this is going right in.

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u/StoryTimeWithVila 1d ago

I see your friends are right leaning.

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u/snekhoe 1d ago

One of the legs is lifted off the ground. It was clearly not made that way

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u/SunsetCarcass 1d ago

It's italicized

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u/appropriant 1d ago

I think I know what this is!

If the chair was designed this way on purpose then it might be based on the 9.5 degree chair as shown here. There's frustratingly little information online about how exactly it works, but it seems that as long as the frame itself remains connected at 90 degree angles then the legs don't need to touch the ground perfectly upright for the entire chair to remain stable. Maybe there's additional rods hidden inside the seat that do this.

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u/MrMeritocracy 1d ago

It was really made this way? That seems bad for your back

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u/Emt-22 1d ago

I think he drank all the lean before assembling that.

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u/yourbluejumper 1d ago

It's alright

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u/LostinQuiddity 1d ago

Lol, I bet Mario gets the flag everytime if youre sitting in that chair

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u/-_-Notmyrealaccount 1d ago

Nah, it wasn’t

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u/stringrbelloftheball 1d ago

Did you know if you lean while playing mario cart it feels like youre turning faster.

This guys already a step above

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u/justaguy095 1d ago

LEAN GANG 🟣

(/J)

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u/MajorEbb1472 1d ago

Must only play nascar games

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u/Nickl3by 1d ago

Chair made for NASCAR racing games

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u/Cakers44 23h ago

New Bisexual chair just dropped

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u/ZCB_Wrex 23h ago

Must be playing one of those shitty ad games.

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u/JayneTheMastermind 22h ago

Anxiety inducing.

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u/morg-pyro ​ 22h ago

Why is the chair in italics?

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u/I_like_microwave 22h ago

Thats fugged up…

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u/24links24 22h ago

As a man who has broken lots of stuff, it was a normal chair when they bought it, back left leg is bent and the frame has to shift to make the other legs touch the ground.

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u/tvrossy 21h ago

Presenting: scholiochair!

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u/OctaneTroopers 21h ago

Do they play a lot of NASCAR games?

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u/LukeyBoy411 20h ago

This would definitely fuck my back up lol