A fourteen-year-old boy was killed after the chair he was sitting on exploded, propelling sharp chair parts into his rectum, causing extensive bleeding, which he succumbed to before medical attention could stem the flow.

The accident occurred when the boy was alone, sitting on the chair (which was for PC use); he managed to overcome the pain and call his father, who summoned an ambulance, but it took an hour to get him to hospital, by which time it was too late for him.

The chair in question was a standard gas cylinder type, where the height is regulated by an adjustable cylinder containing highly pressurized gas, and it was this which exploded, sending high velocity chair parts into the posterior of the unfortunate youth.

The illustrated chair shows the severity of such a cylinder malfunction

In fact, it seems a spate of such incidents were reported at the hospital – 3 such injuries caused by exploding chairs were reported this month, perhaps indicating an influx of poorly manufactured chairs into the area. In 2007 a similar accident also propelled a 20cm part into the rear of a 68-year-old man, who suffered a severe 5cm wound; he survived.

We do not hear where the chair parts in question were made, though of course with the accident occurring in China it is likely there that they were made.

Three factors are implicated in such accidents:

1. The gas in the cylinder is contaminated with gases other than nitrogen.
2. The materials used in the cylinder are deficient, reducing the durability of the part.
3. The cylinder is not completely airtight.
Oil based hydraulic devices are said to be safer, but most such chairs on the market today use gas cylinders; naturally these tend to be made in China, where this accident occurred.

The boy in question weighed 80kg (certainly a fair amount for a 14-year-old Asian youth), which might have been a factor (though this will not reassure heavier framed non-Asian adults); it is suggested that using such chairs without placing excessive pressure on the cylinder is advisable – otherwise sitting on a steel plate might help.

Posted: May 17th, 2009 by Kat Path
Filled Under: Must See Shit, Those Sick Japaneses
With Tags: accidents, chair, china, gas cylinder, hospital, japaneses, rectum, shopping
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Remember: Never Fuck where you Eat and Never Eat what you Fucked.

Posted: April 20th, 2009 by Kat Path
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With Tags: adult, commercial, durex, fuck, pg porn, sex, sex toy, shopping
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A new BlackBerry Storm ad has been making the rounds recently. It literally takes a direct shot at RIM’s fierce rival, Apple. While many online outlets incorrectly reported this as an official RIM ad, in reality it’s just a so-called "spec" spot used to boost a New York-based creative shop’s business. Nevertheless, it single-handedly puts Microsoft’s multi-million dollar marketing campaign to a shame. If RIM had the guts to air this, it could take the fight to Apple’s turf.

If you see the new ad by New York City-based creative shop dubbed Guava, you’d be forgiven for thinking the BlackBerry maker suddenly decided to take the battle to Apple’s own turf. After all, following more than one and a half years of sales, Apple’s iPhone is still a success story and RIM would like to remove it from the market. At one point, during the quarter when iPhone 3G hit the market, unit sales countered those of RIM, a small and symbolic but nevertheless an important victory. Combined sales of RIM devices have picked up in the meantime and are now ahead of the iPhone.

The ad in question is nothing but a so-called spec spot that is part of the agency’s show reel designed to attract new clients. It was obviously convincing enough to fool many online news outlets that reported it as an official RIM ad, but we were able to confirm that it is just a spec ad.

Designed to show Apple who’s boss, the ad cleverly plays on fruit sub context of both Apple and BlackBerry trade names. It starts with a nice, juicy red apple rotating slowly on the screen when a gun shot suddenly cracks the silence. With Pink Floyd Echoes playing in the background, a blackberry "bullet" suddenly blasts a hole through apple in glorious super-slow motion fashion. In the end, the blackberry continues on undaunted, not even phased after ripping the apple’s innards to shreds. How symbolic.

While it could take ad wars to the next level adding a little spice, it is unlikely to happen given RIM’s conservative approach toward advertising. Many companies have also found out the hard way that countering Apple’s aggressive tongue-in-cheek marketing tactics (one of its strongest weapon against rivals) is often a gargantuan if not impossible, task.

With that in mind, we give this one two thumbs up as it serves as great example that brave ideas like this, while costing probably peanuts in comparison, will still stick in consumer’s minds longer and more effectively than the message of a safe, ambiguous, look-like-everybody else advertisement. Microsoft’s multi-million dollar marketing blitz all but confused us with that series of Jerry Seinfeld and I am PC ads, but still also sticks in our minds it’s just filed under the "Huh?" category.

Posted: March 1st, 2009 by Kat Path
Filled Under: Must See Shit, Shop 'Till You Drop
With Tags: Apple, blackberry, commercial, iphone, pink floyd echoes, RIM, shopping, slow motion, Storm
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Pets that licks and gets you wet… We probably can find a few use for them.

Posted: February 2nd, 2009 by Kat Path
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This is a pedophile dream toy.

This is the staff meeting about the Oozinator, yes please.

Posted: January 30th, 2009 by Kat Path
Filled Under: Internet is 4 Porn, Laugh Your Ass Off, Must See Shit, Shop 'Till You Drop
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