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Don't sit on chinese benches.

Posted by 4Drea on August 20, 2010 at 4:38pm in Mr Bruns 360 Message Board

We all know China is a new kind of overpopulated. You know, the big city lots of people. Teeming with people really. And of course on weekends, they all want to sit in the parks and enjoy themselves. But oh no you don't, a million other people their and they all want to sit on the benches.

Solution?-Spikes. Steel spikes on a coin-operated timer. If you're a visitor at Yantai Park in the Shangdong province you better watch your tail end. You linger too long and a dozen spikes shoot through the seat. Thankfully, the spikes aren't long enough to cause any serious harm-but long enough to get you off the bench.

The park bosses got the idea from a german sculptor, Fabian Brunsing, created a similar bench as a protest against commercialisation of modern life.

"He thought he was exaggerating. He didn't foresee that a very practical country like China might actually USE them for real."

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4Cassie October 22, 2010 at 11:04am

lol thats great!!!!! i wish we could do that at work...haha i hate when im trying to close lobby and people wont leave...if we had spikes........ ;D
4Nichole October 20, 2010 at 10:41am

That man is not really nice.. If they want to sit on a bench they can sit on the bench.
3Taylor October 11, 2010 at 11:49am

Dude that is funny yet omg did they get hurt like that kind of stuff.
but its a good way to loose your seat
3 Josh October 11, 2010 at 10:37am

They make them pay to sit both a good idea as well as very dumb.
3Whitney October 11, 2010 at 10:35am

Thats insane. But kinda funny haha. i would like to see people reactions when it happens to them.
3Kara October 11, 2010 at 12:45am

I don't think anyone would allow that in the United States but its a smart yet cruel solution.
4Dena October 10, 2010 at 11:53pm

They should for sure have a camera taping this part of the park at all times. But seriously, ouch! A dozen spikes in my hiney would definitely make me not want to ever sit on those benches again.
3navi October 10, 2010 at 10:22pm

ouch!! hilarious, but smart.. i wouldnt want to be the one sitting on those benches!
2austinfred October 10, 2010 at 9:26pm

well thats um stupid ppl should be able to sit with out woryying bout that
8TaylorS October 10, 2010 at 9:13pm

they spent money on putting spikes on benches rather than just getting more benches? not too bright