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Originally Posted by freebeard
Old Mechanic -- Humankind has had bad backs since we stood upright. We could start a club. I went from stoop labor to back-breaking labor [accident loading a box car] to standing on concrete.  And now I find out sitting in a chair will keel you. |
My dad's back was injured a few times by the time that my childhood was over. The last time he had a good job in San José, California, and his work accommodated his bad back by giving him one of those kneeling chairs. He noticed that a wheel was wobbly, so he left a note for maintenance, and the next day the wheel came loose, jerking his back a few inches, and he was unable to hold down a job for five years.
So yes, chairs may try to kill you, or at least ruin your life.