Not a bad idea
this post was submitted on 13 Jan 2026
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You hmmming about a bench bro?
Is this really where you're at in life?
You sit on it.
You'll have to slow down so that I can take notes.
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Looks cool, but no way in hell do I trust that enough to sit on it
Gotta take a break now and then, it's a long way up!
I always thought whoever did that matte painting did an incredible job with perspective, you can barely tell when examining the still.
Yeah, was gonna say. Neat idea for the elderly and the not-quite-able
I am usually able. Yes.
It makes me nervous...
On the bright side the trip down will be much, much quicker.
Every time I see a precarious stairs situation, I think of a Spider-Man novel I read as a kid wherein he descended a great number of floors very quickly by straightening his body and diving between the railings.
I've always been terrified of heights. Even disregarding the logistical questions I never liked thinking about that.
There was a cheesy 2000s action movie where the hero jumped down the stairway center hole to escape an ambush and used a bad guy's body as a cushion to survive the landing. I wanna say either Punisher or Shoot-Em-Up?
I remember thinking how much easier it would have been to simply dive out a window. Same distance, but without all the railings to avoid on the way down.
That was a lot of movies. I think the first Bourne had it.
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I like it.
we definitely need more sitting spaces in public...though mid-stairwell is an odd choice.
My first thought was that you'd appreciate it more every decade.
I think that would have been designed for the women hauling 40 pounds of petticoats up the stairs with her lungs corseted shut in a room emptied of oxygen by the gas lights.
For a building with no elevators, it makes perfect sense.
+1
That being said, as someone having a hard time using stairs (some issues with me knees) I know I'm very appreciative when there is a chair or something to sit on for a short rest.
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Stchairs
Chrailing
I’d put a plant there
A vining plant to climb up and down the railing! Yes.
Sit on it? Probably not.
Tie my shoes on it? Hell yeah.
Now I’m picturing that in poor repair where the weight of your foot is sufficient. It starts slowly at first so you don’t even notice. By the time you realize it’s collapsing you’re already leaning too far to recover. You’re fully aware as you slow motion nose down into the abyss
Need a minute? Rest your ass here.
Or rest your grocery bags. Very useful!
It is very nice. I wish I had the same in my building.
Rikers nemesis
Because he can't fuck it?
As a taller than average guy I always wanted to try the Ryker maneuver but there are never chairs with such low backs …. Or he’s like 8 ‘ tall.
Edit: Google says he’s exactly my height
You underestimate the man
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