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With This Swing Table In The Office, Work Becomes Play
It’s hard to get excited about another drawn-out business meeting. Stiff chairs. A circle of equally bored faces. Maybe your leg falls asleep from all that sitting. You jiggle it silently in your seat and stumble gracelessly on your way out the door. Listen up, bosses and interior designers: It doesn’t have to be this way!
Hang This Portable Swing Kit Anywhere For An Instant Playground On The Go
Whenever the urge to swing strikes — whether your’re in an industrial-looking warehouse, a busy construction site or on a crowded footpath — as long as you can find something overhead that’s sturdy enough to support your weight, you can string up this simple portable swing seat.
Some Bright Spark Actually Made The Swing Table Concept A Reality
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]
Pranksters Bring Child-Like Joy to Commuting with Swings on the Train
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.
Parking Space That Doubles as a Playground Swing: A Deadly Space Saver
You know that space saving concepts have gone too far when someone proposes that a collapsible swing be integrated into a parking space.
On a Gigantic Swing, Man Fulfills Complete Flip Dream of a Million Kids
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]
Boynq Swing USB Hub Inspired By Newton’s Cradle
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]
Bus Stop Swing Set: A Public Transportation Playground
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]
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