Teens Arrested For Motorized Office Chair 338
German police have confiscated the world's fastest office chair and arrested its 17-year-old inventors. The duo added a lawnmower engine, brakes and a metal frame to the office chair and were reported to be driving it all over the streets of Gross-Zimmern. Police did not comment on the chair's handling or acceleration but I look forward to it being profiled on Top Gear.
So much for the seeds of .... (Score:5, Funny)
Segway Competitor (Score:4, Funny)
Sure, you don't sit as highly as you stand but that's probably a good thing overall. Probably gets 200 MPG, too.
Re:So much for the seeds of .... (Score:3, Funny)
What did the cops get them for, speeding?
ACHTUNG! (Score:1, Funny)
In GERMANY vee have RULES!
Re:Ahh, the nanny state. (Score:5, Funny)
Yes. They kept shooting potatoes at all the motorized office chairs.
Re:So much for the seeds of .... (Score:3, Funny)
>> they should have tested it out in an empty parking lot.
It's an office chair isn't it? I'd like to roll up to a departmental meeting in one of those.
Re:So much for the seeds of .... (Score:5, Funny)
"I for one welcome our rocket chair creating overlords. "
In fairness, the picture is wholly unrelated to the story - unless they have started making Barcalounger shaped office chairs and 8 hp piston engines that shoot gigantic flames out the back. Both of which would be AWESOME!!
Re:So much for the seeds of .... (Score:3, Funny)
Actually, there is a /slashdot/ use for them.
Sell them to Microsoft.
Enclosed building. Gas powered engines. Do the math.
Cause for pause (Score:2, Funny)
I hope this doesn't affect the funding from IKEA for my rocket propelled plastic lawn chair.
I'm calling it the Blstöv.
Re:So much for the seeds of .... (Score:5, Funny)
It's an office chair isn't it? I'd like to roll up to a departmental meeting in one of those.
Depends on which company we're talking about. If Microsoft, I shudder to think what Balmer could do with one of these. It'd be as if millions of programmers suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.
Re:So much for the seeds of .... (Score:5, Funny)
Imagine how much less congestion there would be on our highways if we all drove office chairs to work.
Yes, I do understand that semi trucks would be an issue.
Re:Images on front page (Score:5, Funny)
Maybe you should just get over it. It's just a little picture, what's the problem? Did an image kill your dog or something?
Re:Images on front page (Score:5, Funny)
Give him a break. It takes a very long time to download an image over a 300 baud modem.
And I suggest you stay off his lawn.
Re:So much for the seeds of .... (Score:5, Funny)
Much like the shamwow, it's from Germany and you know those guys make good stuff.
Re:disconnect (Score:5, Funny)
"The AP story does not contain the word "arrested" anywhere, it only says that the device was confiscated and the individuals were being investigated."
Well, you apparently read the story - there's your first problem...
Re:ACHTUNG! (Score:5, Funny)
Well you gotta nip that sort of youthful "creativity" in the butt.
Remember that German kid who wanted to become an architect? They let it slide, and the next thing you know, he was annexing Poland.
now this is a great idea (Score:3, Funny)
Yes. They kept shooting potatoes at all the motorized office chairs.
And a new Olympic sport is born.
Re:So much for the seeds of .... (Score:3, Funny)
Aside from which, studies have shown that cultures without traffic laws have more efficient mobility and reduced accidents
[citation required]
Re:Images on front page (Score:4, Funny)
Re:So much for the seeds of .... (Score:4, Funny)
ICBC = Inter-continental ballistic chair
Re:Maybe good in the straight (Score:3, Funny)
yeah but I wonder what kind of time the Stig could set around the track?
Re:So much for the seeds of .... (Score:5, Funny)