I don’t care if this $US4700 table is used in the boardroom or dining room, just make sure you choose your seven companions carefully. There’ll be no exuberant swinging when dim sum is being served. [Duffy via TheDesignBlog via OhGizmo]
On Monday night, some pranksters infiltrated the Bart, San Francisco’s public train system, and installed some swings in the aisles. Commuting should always be this fun.
You know that space saving concepts have gone too far when someone proposes that a collapsible swing be integrated into a parking space.
When you were a kid using the swings at recess, you always would get just high enough to feel the chains go slack at the top. You always imagined getting so high that you’d go completely around the top bar and come down on the other side, but it always seemed like an unattainable goal. An impossible dream, if you will. Well, now we have proof that if you have balls of steel, it’s possible to do the fabled full loop. Good god, this is a terrifying video. [CollegeHumor]
You don’t know what happens on your desk when you are out of the office. What if your 4-port USB hub is carrying on a torrid affair with your Newton’s cradle? Well, the cat will be out of the bag if you show up to work one day and find a Boynq Swing USB hub sitting on your desk. Outside of the unique design, the Swing hub also features a DC power jack and surge protection for around US$24. [Buy.com (currently sold out) via Gadget Life via TRFJ via DVICE]
The idea of making public spaces more playful is the brainchild of artist Bruno Taylor. In this project, he modified several London bus stops with swings to brighten the day of busy commuters. Never mind the smell, the noise, or that dude rubbing up against you–a swing set at the bus stop would melt away all of the stress associated with public transportation. That is until you get a little too carried away with the swinging motion and knock out someone walking behind the bus stop with your arse. On the playground that’s detention–in the adult world it’s called assault. Haha…(ass)ault. [Pixelsumo via PSFK via Dvice]
