This Bench Is Part See-Saw, Part Slinky

This fun and flexible furniture is called a polymorphic bench and it has a unique mechanical design that will change shape when someone sits down on it.

An interactive balance board and 119 interconnected sections form the core of the structure. Each section is connected via a pivot and bolt system which lets the bench bend and flex according to each person’s unique physical profile. It’s supposedly comfortable like a hammock, but made of wood.

You’re supposed to sit, lounge, climb, jump, rock or push the bench. You can even crawl inside, if you’re not too claustrophobic. [Polymorphic Bench]

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    stevjosco

    Friday, September 30, 2011 at 2:04 PM

    I’d be worried to sit on this with bare legs for fear it will tear chunks out of the back of my thighs… definitely wouldn’t sit on it bare-arsed.

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      Ozoneocean

      Friday, September 30, 2011 at 2:57 PM

      That’s what you normally do on park benches? o_O

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