Weird Japan: A 14-year-old died from anal penetration of an exploding PC chair

[tom_mai78101]

Note: Translated from an Japanese news article.

Source of Translation: Link

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 pressurised gas, and it was this which exploded, sending high velocity chair parts into the posterior of the unfortunate youth.

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.

The illustrated chair shows the severity of such a cylinder malfunction.

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.

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Dude...How lucky it is for me to sit on the floor playing Warcraft 3 right now...

 

[UndeadDragon]

That would put most people off having one of those chairs.

 

[WastedSavior]

Kinda makes you think about the things you use everyday that arn't as harmless as they appear to be.

 

[Romek]

I'm sitting on a chair exactly like that right now.
...
...
... =|

 

[FireCat]

Oh crap, That’s really messed up

Kinda makes you think about the things you use everyday that arn't as harmless as they appear to be.

Yeah! indeed.. never know!

 

[BlowingKush]

I'm guessing this article is fake.

 

[CaptDeath]

shouldnt the chair have blood on it?
think if shrpanel jeust exploded into your rectum
wouldnt you bleed on that chair?
just a thought

 

[thewrongvine]

Internal bleeding? Dude, I am getting off my chair right now.

~Hai-Bye-Vine~

 

[BlowingKush]

shouldnt the chair have blood on it?
think if shrpanel jeust exploded into your rectum
wouldnt you bleed on that chair?
just a thought

Good point.

Even if there was blood and they cleaned it up, there is no way they could suck it completely out of that yellow foam.
It looks brand new inside.
The only way I see this happening is if there was a small tear in the lining, that allowed a series of farts over many months, to build up a pressurized pocket of methane that was ignited by a spark when he tried to raise the chair seat.

 

[Romek]

Maybe he fell off the chair the moment it exploded?
I doubt he was on the chair long enough for the blood to sink into the foam, or even get on the chair.

 

[Wiseman_2]

shouldnt the chair have blood on it?

The illustrated chair shows the severity of such a cylinder malfunction.

It's just an example.

 

[BlowingKush]

Maybe he fell off the chair the moment it exploded?
I doubt he was on the chair long enough for the blood to sink into the foam, or even get on the chair.

> Damn Japanese, No wonder we nuked them. (twice)
Was that really necessary? :thdown:

Whenever a projectile enters your anus at high velocity, you bleed. You bleed fast.

 

[Frosthowl]

*looks around*

*stands up and grabs foldable chair*

*replaces old chair*

*goes back to playing WC3*

 

[CaptDeath]

@frost howl i think the pain from having a chair explode into your rectum would prevent standing up
-edit-
Oh
wow
dedicated

 

[thewrongvine]

... lol CaptDeath don't you mean Romek?

If you meant Frosthowl's post, he means himself.

~Hai-Bye-Vine~

 

[Romek]

> Whenever a projectile enters your anus at high velocity, you bleed. You bleed fast.
I'm sure he was off that chair within a second or so though.

I hate you all by the way. Especially Uber. <3

 

[Blackveiled]

Thats horrible, lol.

*boy enters heaven*
Boy: Wow, heaven looks pretty nice.
*boy walks over to a table with a few men sitting at it*
Boy: Wow, its Kurt Cobain!
Boy: How did you die?!
Cobain: I got depressed, too many drugs, so I shot myself. You?
Boy: Oh you know, anal penetration of my exploding chair.

 

[Azlier]

>Cobain: I got depressed, too many drugs, so I shot myself. You?

How'd he get into heaven?! Still, a good point you make.

 

[tom_mai78101]

He died from blood loss on his way to the hospital.

 

[Nivius]

wt... finnaly a reason to convince my gf so that i can buy a new computer chair