How Sitting on a Gaming Chair Tragically Killed a 14-Year-Old

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Excitedly jumping onto your gaming chair for the newest AAA release, or dropping yourself down like a sack of flour for another grueling workday? Sitting in an office chair doesn’t seem like a dangerous thing to do, but several cases in China were reported over the years where office chairs can explode! But is this just an urban myth? Can chairs really explode? Do office chair explosions cause damage? Let’s get into it.
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[@Brew]

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[@m4ttii_]

sheesh

[@QwErTY_hi]

what

[@pix-dot]

Does Crossout have exploding chairs?

[@diamondplayz2145]

Cool

[@iamarizonaball2642]

Nice, so I can hook firecrackers inside it and make the chair an IED? *YAY!!!*

[@leafeonfusion7792]

*Looks at my wooden chair*: Perhaps I have judged you too harshly

[@ayanothecoolest4224]

me right now

[@aparnarai3708]

Same

[@apocalypsegamer8462]

Looks at my plastic cchair

[@ourkingdomhomestead]

😂 seriously

[@butayarouuukusogaki]

@@apocalypsegamer8462 look at my Vergil motivation chair

[@Yawnford]

Boy, I could've really live the rest of my life not being scared of my chair now

[@juliusnepos6013]

Same

[@_Pixiara_]

Ditto. Now I’ll be scared every time I sit at my pc

[@abusiam]

Not anymore 😓

[@Cameron20199]

What if you bought a cheap chair and DIDN'T live the rest of your life?

[@peeron6829]

Same

[@quakewthn57]

I once heard a saying that goes "never cheap out on anything that connects you to the ground" so shoes, tires, mattress, and apparently office chairs.

[@SaraMorgan-ym6ue]

your excited to watch me🤣🤣💀💀

[@WarFoxThunder]

Frfr

[@theeraphatsunthornwit6266]

Ceilings are more dangerous😂

[@mrsoisauce9017]

ESPECIALLY never cheap out on tires. As a car guy, tires are probably the most important part of the car; arguably even more important than the engine or electric motor propelling it forward. It's a much better bet for you to get a set of summer tires for summer and a set of winter tires for winter due to the enhanced grip improving safety

[@gownerjones1450]

@@mrsoisauce9017 Also, seasonal tires will last twice as long because they're only used half as much.

[@HelloThere-jw7ru]

He talks about a child dying and then says, “ So here’s our paid promotion!”

[@scp3999]

Amazing. Mission complete. That right there is why you're the best Boss. The one and only.

[@TheFirstCurse1]

Yeah this video was very tone deaf.

[@-4.]

Cry about it

[@Kin0001]

Lol

[@Sigma_Male_Anti_Female]

Womp womp

[@richardbidinger2577]

Never in a million years would I have ever thought an office chair could be deadly.

[@wruzzer]

step on one to exchange a lightbulb :)

[@evanchgamerX]

@@wruzzer I once tried that but then after watching this video, I checked my chair and it was not met the required safety standards 💀 I was lucky ig

[@stanleybochenek1862]

@@wruzzer but it has wheels itll roll

[@abutalhasiddique6287]

True.🤯

[@wruzzer]

@@stanleybochenek1862 that's the point.

[@blackoutlol2857]

Call me crazy but I’d rather have a regular non adjustable chair than one that explodes if you sit down too fast.

[@Dreamheart101]

Unfortunately us tiny people don't have much choice in the matter :(

[@drewt1717]

:::puts steel plate on office chair before sitting down::: can't be too "chair-ful"... lol

[@larsswig912]

@@Dreamheart101 use pillows or books to increase the height, much safer

[@MiekuahProductions]

Vergil chair?

[@kellyshea92]

Just spread your cheeks and take it like a man

[@Noegzit]

Now I understand better why a standing desk is great for health.

[@jadenpark7943]

😂

[@Noegzit]

@@andrewryan8507 You're right, it can be quite uncomfortable if you are standing on a hard floor in the long run. I got a foam mat designed on purpose.

[@honor9lite1337]

Understood.

[@singlen3561]

Wait, is your standing desk not gas powered? Mines is lol

[@raymondpavlov7624]

In before you lower the standing desk and it crushes you from underneath - actually I think standing desks stop if they encounter resistance

[@fergabmmx]

Davy Jones : do you fear death ? me sitting on a 16 year old office chair that squeak every time i move a little

[@userunknown1030]

those are actually the safest because the pressure is all but gone the squeak is good thing lol.

[@SaraMorgan-ym6ue]

it's ok Davy Jones just do not sit in that explosive office chair and you'll be fine💀💀

[@theeraphatsunthornwit6266]

This explodable tech is qute new i guess😂

[@KHPKero]

​@@userunknown1030you got me intrigued how

[@InfinitelyGenerating]

​@@KHPKero probably releases the stress instead of building up and eventually exploding

[@mac.a.r0nny]

I never thought I'd be adding exploding office chairs to my list of irrational fears today.

[@wind_scratch8387]

*Oh I'd argue this fear is pretty rational-*

[@caelestisnox7045]

Not irrational. Irrational is a purple hippo charging at you while doing the moonwalk aggressively. Rationally is when something has happened before, and has the potential to happen again in a reasonable setting. And you're instincts are going "nope, let's prevent that".

[@Seanthefox]

*Looks suspiciously at my chair*

[@freerobuxw9o3]

@@Seanthefox I' like to sell a exploding chairs to people

[@Slav4o911]

@@wind_scratch8387 No it's not. It's probably the lest dangerous thing in the world.

[@SaltedTurkey]

I definitively didn't just buy a new chair because of you Brew, got me paranoid about my 2 year old chair

[@rezafebriansyah8620]

Hahahahahaha same

[@nebulabunny8633]

considering getting a new one as well fr, I'd rather have a bad back than a metal rod up my you know where

[@jasminecollins897]

I'm definitely eyeing my cheap one that I got off Amazon pretty hard, given their tendency to let random sellers pass their products off as more legitimate ones.

[@RoboRoby321]

@@nebulabunny8633 and then you get a normal chair and read of people that sit on chairs and they broke and get impaled by the leg or a splinter

[@Finalizor]

@@jasminecollins897 replace it just to be on the safe side, try a non adjustable chair

[@superaleksibros2]

Boss: "Please Mr. Smith, take a seat" The seat:

[@Ostr0]

🌚

[@CarlosAngelo1]

Boss: Well, I guess we will not need to lay off Smith anymore.

[@totalfree8740]

If Mr Smith were from China

[@redfin382]

"her body was thrown like a dead thing against the wall." Brilliant writing!

[@anumai1]

Yes, heartwarming😮

[@tisdue]

bed*

[@FindLiberty]

"Rag Doll"

[@racistemperor]

Hope ai don't get the wind of it

[@Zero-bu5ry]

"The fifteen-year old girl, aged a year older than 14, was nowhere to be found."

[@neotimekeeper6592]

Okay, in all seriousness, I am now afraid of chairs with similar designs, perhaps I might just get a wooden chair.

[@ArtisChronicles]

I went with a basic wooden chair years ago. Didn't regret it then. I could have gotten one that was put together a bit better though, since the screws like to unscrew themselves a bit.

[@crosswalkX]

I sit on a wooden frame wool cushion chair in front of my computer which I like. I don't really like those cheap plastic roller office chairs since they break too easily and I worry about falling off the office chair.

[@LunarN0v4]

*chair leg breaks*

[@Vinc3PT]

@@LunarN0v4* Plastic chair crying in the corner *

[@Vinc3PT]

I also sit in a non office chair but plastic because in mu opinion it's more comfortable than wooden xd and i meant non roller and not an adjustable height

[@staceycraig8243]

Wooden chair: easily breaks Office chair: freaking explodes, sends shrapnel everywhere, and might send a metal round right up your ars

[@gabe42813]

𝕃𝕚𝕜𝕖 𝕒 𝕗𝕣𝕒𝕘𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕘𝕣𝕖𝕟𝕒𝕕𝕖!

[@LadyVoldemort]

The floor and the bed it is for me now...

[@SgtHawk45]

Easily breaks? Unless you weight 1000lbs the wooden chair can support a 200lb person easy. My chair can support someone 300lbs last I checked.

[@Cringeneth]

Nah. Ima try to become a masochist to feel the fatal ejaculation which may be so fatal that my arse could get fu-

[@PescaColorata]

.

[@reijikogarashi1867]

The fact that the majority of people weren't aware of this proves the chairs are well made and these accidents are not common at all. It is as rare as a phone battery exploding in your hand or you pocket. It exists, but not common enough to be a worry.

[@kevinultimate8791]

I think it’s about time i start appreciating my 4 legged wooden chair

[@Vampire_Bat-]

This feels like one of those ridiculous things your parents say to get you off your computer but it actually ends up being possible

[@MellowL]

Fr tho, freaking terrifying 💀

[@gooost7y]

Or is it?

[@jerryg555]

Bro my dad says this to me all the time because I recline on my chair, even though reclining isn't the reason for these accidents

[@Dripfarted]

​@@gooost7yvsauce reference?

[@ShockwaveZero]

no more games or your chair will explode!

[@Cycxxxlox]

Thank you for giving me a new irrational fear of my office chair that I’ve used for years now and works perfectly fine.

[@test0949]

Lol

[@serbianwolfgaming9623]

Same

[@Illiterate243]

Ima send my enemies one of the exploding chairs

[@trypophobia2174]

@@Illiterate243 If U Wanna Make A DIY Exploding Chair, Just Jump On An Office Chair For 5-7 Mins And It Will Explode When Sat On (I Think)

[@Illiterate243]

@@trypophobia2174 it wouldn't work on any chair as most follow safety standards I would need a cheaply made one

[@slaveggs1058]

Dude, thank you for causing a serious paranoia for me. I am constantly afraid of my chair exploding: Its cheap, i always have it at minimal height(because otherwise im to high from the table) and im kind of chonky.Big thanks brew, you DEFINITELY DID NOT RUIN MY LIFE

[@Mastermism]

Buy a new chair dude?

[@Mantis_Toboggan_TrashMan]

Unless you live in China, relax. This happening is nearly impossible.

[@desuno2609]

???

[@Bane_Amesta]

If you're sitting carefully and not jumping on the chair maybe you'll be alright, the experiment shows it was sudden high pressure what made it explode

[@mauricioesma]

"Maybe" 🤣🤣🤣

[@someonerandom303]

The floor be looking real nice rn- 💀💀💀💀

[@justaalien7086]

Watching this video while sitting in an office chair is one of the scariest things I've ever been through.

[@austinjohnson5592]

Me too 💀

[@Josh-gm3be]

same

[@AnonymousDumboOctopus]

Right I instantly went to sit on the floor and check my chair

[@cobra1518]

It's a COMPUTER chair !!!

[@Emerald736]

ya, I moved off of mine like 5 mins in

[@SalreixVonOtsuu]

i had literally no idea office chairs even had the potential to explode if i was aware of this earlier i would never have gotten one

[@stevejohn7459]

Or get a wooden stool

[@jamesedwardladislazerrudo1378]

That's a common case from China THEIR chairs has a gas inside of it

[@kindahungry8505]

@@stevejohn7459 that's gonna be not comfortable. Esp if you are working or playing games.

[@darkbooger]

@@kindahungry8505 Just stick a pillow on it

[@promemesseller9660]

@@darkbooger that was my gaming chair as a child

[@JumpingG]

I finally found a reason why I barley listen when I’m told to “sit in the center of the chair”

[@SaraMorgan-ym6ue]

pveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee is way better then pvs trust me kids🤣🤣💀💀

[@StrangeScaryNewEngland]

@@SaraMorgan-ym6ue Player Versus Environment? Player Versus Satan?

[@SaraMorgan-ym6ue]

@@StrangeScaryNewEngland what makes an office chair go Boom time and bad build quality pray you never get a boom out of your office chair it's a painful thing to experience and not worth it

[@StrangeScaryNewEngland]

@@SaraMorgan-ym6ue You didn't answer my question

[@SaraMorgan-ym6ue]

@@StrangeScaryNewEngland wait wait wait your telling me that I have to answer your questions oh you silly little goose your wrong I do not have to answer any of your questions or follow any of your rules I do not know what drugs your on to think otherwise💀💀🤣🤣

[@FROEZOEN]

I legitimately watched the rest of this video standing after the first minute

[@alistairsmith4297]

I always wondered why all the high end chairs I see have such hefty steel plates between the cylinder and the seat. I had no idea it was a story written in blood.

[@UNSCPILOT]

Much like oddly specific safety rules in a workplace, it's usually there because someone learned that lesson in blood

[@drag0nchampi0n]

That makes me feel better because I have a Serta Exacutive chair lol. It was like $700.

[@rollotomasislawyer3405]

Not sure being laughed into the ceiling would be much of an improvement.

[@cagneybillingsley2165]

notice a trend in all the victims? they're all chinese and their chairs are most likely low quality local made chairs that don't have to pass any international safety standards for export.

[@sana-cm7oc]

and feces.

[@christophermorin9036]

This almost happened to my brother, thankfully the air piston shot out the bottom of the chair legs instead and chunked into the floor. It only toppled him.

[@Finalizor]

God was looking out for your bro

[@peanutsandvich1319]

Good design, intentional or not. The weakest failure point is where it will cause the least harm. Not so much about the gas spring itself though…

[@allyofjustice7]

@@Finalizor but not for these poor people

[@AetherealGirl]

@@Finalizor Why wasn't God looking out for the people mentioned in this video, which includes a 14 year old child?

[@Finalizor]

@@AetherealGirl i am not God so i can't answer that

[@bubbajames2157]

To ordinary chairs: Perhaps I treated you too harshly. Seriously, I'm now scared that all office chairs are going to explode!

[@Hazel_rae]

Me too!! Im never sitting in my office chair again 😭

[@Tactical_Nuke0]

Fr@@Hazel_rae

[@Epialess]

Same.

[@cryptowhale1615]

@@Hazel_rae just dont buy made in china chairs

[@huehui]

Nice Information. Thank You... Very Helpfull..

[@emberharte9271]

I have never felt so uncomfortable watching a video. You know. From an office chair while Brew explains how they can explode.

[@joeskys2362]

I know right!

[@Boostiverse]

These all happened in China, there’s a reason

[@TheJacobbridges25]

They're typically designed to have a relief point on the bottom of the chair so it blows out downward safely but idk I guess not all

[@aimee-bee6056]

me too, im literally thinking of getting a brand new safe chair..

[@Boostiverse]

@@aimee-bee6056 tf do you think that means?

[@temwananinkana3419]

At this point, im convinced, its a miracle that we get through a day unharmed.

[@rosiered3403]

Right?!

[@verifeli]

Always.

[@deadboltzz5199]

John 3:16

[@Mike-we3rb]

There’s millions of large rocks flaring through space constantly so just that alone is an insane miracle

[@lullaby218]

I guess buying a floor chair was a good choice.

[@Ranko1]

Watching this while sitting on a office chair is unlocking a new fear.

[@Mihajlo609]

Doctor: what phobia do you have? Me: Chairfobia

[@-Za-]

I really, really could have done without being afraid of my chair for the rest of my life

[@pottingsoil723]

Ikr xD I'm already shopping for a comfortable fixed height chair. All this so we can adjust it, no thanks. I'm done. I'm opting out of adjustable height chairs for all of my life.

[@ShadowReaper1227X]

@@pottingsoil723 Better idea; what if someone just manufactured hard metal cylinders for these kinds of chairs that just stayed in a fixed height

[@TheExileFox]

it's fune unless you buy the cheapest piece of junk you can find (or a gaming chair)

[@toothpasteproductions3942]

mk ima throw away my gaming chair and replace it with a wooden stool

[@pottingsoil723]

@@toothpasteproductions3942 I settled on one of those gliding rocking chairs for rn lol. Trust me a wooden stool is not gonna be comfy. Unless your gaming chair is 20 years old (unlikely) the chances of it exploding are close to 0. Remember - there's only been 3 cases of this ever occurring and they're all mentioned in the video and (coincidentally or not coincidentally) all happened in China. My advice would be to take your gaming chair to a furniture store that does repairs or any other qualified person and have them replace the piston with a wooden dowel if you're really concerned. They might give you some funny looks for your odd request but it should be a piece of cake for them to do.

[@BradGryphonn]

This is some seriously scary stuff. You spend all your money on a high-end gaming computer, then spend 10 or 20 bucks for a gas-powered chair. That's a recipe to get literally fragged.

[@vipvip-tf9rw]

same with psu for pc

[@Lyander25]

PSUs should never be cheaped out on, and the fact that they can go forward through many upgrades ought be reason to get as good a one as makes sense for your use case. Same with peripherals like chairs that, yeah, could be a serious health risk. But that's my privilege as someone with some discretionary income speaking; it's not really feasible for many folks who're on tighter budgets I guess.

[@macD723]

No, not really that scary. You're reading too much into this. This all happened in China. This is the reason most Chinese with money won't buy Chinese products. The products they ship to other countries are held to a higher standard. When was the last time you heard of a chair doing this in your country? I'm in the US and, I never have. Now, if you can count even one friend that this happened to, then it's time to worry.

[@joltjolt5060]

Sorry but chairs are more like $150

[@Lyander25]

@@joltjolt5060 I don't know where you're getting those figures but there are many gas powered chairs that do indeed cost about $10 or $20 across the globe. Naturally these will be in less wealthy countries, but they are prevalent

[@ArthurAuditore]

The absolute horror I experienced watching this video while hoping to make it to the end without my chair exploding on me 😰

[@mattsheng]

* looks at the wooden chair I never used before other than to stand on to install lightbulbs * “…..perhaps I judged you too much.”

[@snazzysitara]

clicked on this bc I thought it was gonna be about that guy who died of blood clots after a 19-hour World of Warcraft gaming session and I thought this would elaborate on the WOW controversy, but you subverted my expectations in the absolute worst way possible AND you gave me the belated Christmas gift of a new irrational fear. Great video, please don't keep it up I beg of you

[@Unknown-sz8kg]

Nah, the blood clots comes from the covid vaccine.

[@everlastingglazmikyo5618]

I honestly thought it was like a made up story not a new phobia (¬_¬💧)

[@melissamo4680]

SAME

[@princess_v_777]

Same! i feel so clickbaited😞

[@nehemiahmarcus308]

I thought the same.

[@ianbot]

I feel so bad for the boy's parents. Imagine how they must feel losing their son so suddenly and unexpectedly

[@kiminimuchu__]

And because of a chair. How does one even begin to process the fact they just lost their child... because the kid sat down on a chair. It even sounds absurd.

[@ianbot]

@@kiminimuchu__ exactly what i was thinking

[@FunAngelo2005]

To a common item

[@goteamslugs]

Amen.

[@jetblackills5331]

at least it will look great on the gravestone

[@iilm2004]

I learnt so much with this, excellent video!

[@Sky-wo1lt]

Me currently sitting on office chair : (chuckles) im in danger

[@roblammens]

I always used to grumble about my cheap, plain wooden chair that I use for my desk. It’s literally the most basic chair you could imagine. I’ll never complain about it again after watching this.

[@JBoo]

Might go sit in my dinning room chair instead of my gaming chair

[@saniyahwaziha938]

SAME

[@MollyHJohns]

Boy, having a wooden chair is a privilege in other places. We have the cheapest plastic ones that can even give way under a normal weighted adult.

[@cassiecc1811]

You should get a pillow or something to make it more comfy

[@amielsmovingpictures]

@@cassiecc1811 I have a wooden chair with a pillow like cotton covering it.

[@CyCloNeReactorCore]

Imagine sitting down for a gaming session and then your chair violently explodes into flames, setting everything in your room on fire. Literal instant hellfire

[@guilletiger]

That's a realistic COD grenade simulation

[@GP0011]

guess we got better gaming chairs

[@diseasedwombat5611]

Ahem, have you never had Taco Bell?

[@DraconXCreations]

So when a piston is depressed

[@eliaslaban]

@@guilletiger Who needs VR and video game explosions when we got the real deal right under our bums

[@sdg45glitchanimations82]

thank you for giving me a new fear of Chair-o-phobia, great! Now I just have to check the markings under my chair.

[@No_Sleepee]

Me, casually slamming myself onto every office chair unknowingly for 20+ years: 👁👄👁

[@DareTear]

I actually had one explode on me before. I bought it from Walmart. Luckily I wasn’t in the house when it happened, but a guitar I had hanging on the wall fell onto the chair and apparently created enough force to make the chair explode. I came home to a very damaged chair and a metal rod sticking straight out from the middle. And a very broken guitar as well 😂

[@kaffnei.]

Oh, jeez... What kind of guitar was it?

[@DareTear]

@@kaffnei. it was just a small guitar bought from a pawn shop nearby 😅 I guess the chair must’ve been damaged in shipping, but I don’t understand why in went off due to the light guitar but not the handful of times I had sat on it

[@theerandomdude2375]

@@DareTearthe chair saw it was a inanimate object and just had enough lol

[@DareTear]

@@theerandomdude2375 haha I guess so 😂

[@MattsFans]

of course it was a walmart chair

[@zoe5455]

rest in peace to the poor 14 yr old

[@kirkmorrison6131]

Yes may God grant his Soul Rest

[@void7169]

@Alex Rosen’s Redemption at Plush Vids why does it matter?

[@Hex_StevesPlayth1ng]

@Alex Rosen’s Redemption at Plush Vids What's wrong with it

[@xxlovelyravenxx144]

@Alex Rosen’s Redemption at Plush Vids There's nothing wrong he was a 14 year old kid they're not wrong.

[@fixinfkinsandwiches6183]

But you’re not upset by the video’s creator making money off his story and not even saying his name??

[@NickAndriadze]

As somebody who uses a retired office chair that looks like it's barely holding together anyways, this video deeply scares me. (I remember stumbling upon this video a couple months ago but didn't think much about it)

[@emilyclarke1086]

Poor kid. My heart goes out to his family. RIP ❤🙏

[@theMetallico666]

I remember playing Goldeneye in the N64. Always found funny how shooting chairs would make them explode... but they knew something that we ignored back then. Now a new fear has been unlocked.

[@AfloatFob]

Literally everything explodes in Golden Eye.😆

[@ArtisChronicles]

@@AfloatFob lol that's too true. Always felt satisfying to just destroy all objects in the game.

[@frostythewolf8290]

Anything is possible to used for assassination basically that's what they trying to tell us all this time.. physics*

[@anotherartist0049]

@@AfloatFob except for that bigass rocket

[@MrBeerscuits]

OMG i've been almost jumping/dropping into office chairs for years, never going to do that again.

[@sotrin0934]

BRO SAME MY HEART JUST DROPPED

[@indodinoyoutube]

Same 🥲

[@yk68]

Lol

[@margaritadohcheva5556]

Same thing

[@SkullzNR]

I Literally jumped in my chair when I went to this video

[@tomreilly100]

Immediately raised my desk and stood up after watching this.

[@Starmanstriker]

"This video is sponsored as we talk about a dead child."

[@hammondsmucker]

i literally switched to a wooden chair because of this but tbh it just feels more stable to sit on and feels way better on my back

[@namesss130]

switched to a plastic chair

[@edgelord121]

@@namesss130 Bet you feel... Motivated

[@UNGOC_Engineer3231]

@@edgelord121 Nice reference

[@delta4881]

@@UNGOC_Engineer3231 thank you

[@astones8354]

You mean for Vergil's chair

[@Bushdalush]

Thanks to brew I’m mentally and physically afraid of everything

[@sacredpower7530]

Honestly though, same

[@MollyHJohns]

Just level it up as cautionary lessons. If you're afraid just by knowing about things then you're still too young

[@Bushdalush]

@@MollyHJohns it was a joke bro

[@MollyHJohns]

@@Bushdalush yeah you're still too young

[@bungiecrimes7247]

@@MollyHJohns lesson? What lesson? That you can't do anything?

[@JMandJJ7797]

After hearing about this story recently I have been reluctant to sit at the gaming chair I have for my desk and instead sit on my bed with my laptop. It's a lot comfier/cozier anyway.

[@joffles6516]

I felt so uncomfortable sitting in my chair watching this

[@forestreflection2066]

I like how brew never gave any steps to prevent the chair from exploding. He just leaves you with raw fear of your office/ gaming chair.

[@onsokumaru4663]

He did. He said check for labels on your chair to make sure that it is safe.

[@partygamer62gamereviewsand76]

@@onsokumaru4663 he also said to check for damages and replace the chair when needed

[@gogereaver349]

@@partygamer62gamereviewsand76 the gas spring isn't under enough pressure to just explode like that. you're body wight can compress it. for this to happen they would have been overfilled by alot.

[@progaming-ok8tq]

Just put level 4 body armor on your chair and sit on it should protect you

[@BM-94]

​@@gogereaver349your assumption or do you know this for sure? I'm afraid of my chair now since it says "stay within weight limit and no heating"

[@catwithbow1687]

Never been so greatful to have a wooden chair and a broken office chair

[@meiinuyasha]

Broken office chair 💺?

[@lourenssianturi4373]

@Lalu the ocean wolf UWU 4 he did not playing games.

[@aatifshawkat7712]

If this man can make millions of people scared of their chairs, then he can cure world hunger.

[@_MythicalWolf]

It's funny because I had been just thinking 'Too bad mythbusters haven't covered this yet' then the mythbusters-like show was shown. That's kinda awesome I'm curious what else they've done.

[@YeetMinus]

Congrats, you just made 3.2 million people scared of office chairs.

[@SeprentHahsiraObanai]

And one of those people is me 😢

[@Emilyx239]

Fr

[@SeprentHahsiraObanai]

:(

[@junyan2811]

i shall never take a bath again after this video

[@b4kkl3ef98]

3.5*

[@varram3488]

*New Fear Unlocked:* F*cking sitting down

[@lehimcookk]

i got my chair off the side of the road im cooked 😭

[@sidon137]

@@lehimcookk You'll get violated bro 😄

[@ha7en3429]

​@@lehimcookkpeople usually throw items in the trash bec they either wanna get a new one or the old one has a broken part(i dont think this can lead the chair to literally explode)

[@kearas]

@@lehimcookkyou might be cooked

[@hitkid2456]

I think there were studies done quite some time ago (like about two decades) that sitting in general shortens your life. It's pretty much unavoidable though in our modern world.

[@doid3r4s]

I was not ready for that third chair literally exploding in a ball of fire.

[@user-sh2vq2bj3y]

Great work sir!❤❤❤

[@morningbowl3156]

The chances of dying to an office chair could be higher than dying to a shark and that’s terrifying

[@damnbro6017]

Most likely. Sharks don't attack at all, most bites are due to the shark thinking thr human is a seal. Soooo the chair is more dangerous

[@thecon_quererarbitraryname6286]

As a biology student I can almost attest for that. You're likely riding a dangerous shark right now 🤣 Most sharks don't really want to eat you. In fact they can be easily pushed away by tapping the nose and giving them sensory overload...

[@mousepotatoliteratureclub]

Granted, this is at least partially due to the fact that most jobs don't involve sitting on sharks.

[@ColyBaloneyCLBL]

Tbh, sharks are much more chill than we give them credit for.

[@uss-dh7909]

Dude, I don't swim in the ocean or fly in airplanes for a reason. Don't tell me I should be afraid of being on land too.

[@RexWort]

Moral of this story Don't cheap out Some things shouldn't be made cheap for a cheaper price 😅

[@student99bg]

It I'd the exact opposite. Buy a simple,cheap,wooden chair. I only have those in my apartment,no fancy chairs

[@justinmatthewmenorca459]

Rest in peace 69 likes.

[@Abedchess]

@@student99bg No, you should buy a good quality chair. Regardless if it's wooden or office chairs. A cheap wooden chair can break and cause injuries too. Just buy a good chair Edit: Looks like I misspoke. I meant to say 'a bad quality chair, (which is usually cheap) can break and cause injuries...'

[@smashboxloopireland9085]

@@Abedchess I might as well stand cause I'm too poor to buy a good quality chair

[@student99bg]

@@Abedchess My family has the same chairs that they bought 60 years ago and they are far from breaking

[@JavahFusion]

my chair doesn't have a sticker at all and now I can't sit down without having a panic attack.

[@UnboxCraftyMagic]

You better be running for a new chair to Office Depot or Office max 😅 , don’t buy from Walmart or social media will explode …….

[@SapphireExile]

I'm never sitting on an office chair ever again.

[@AnnA-jd4xm]

Can always count on Brew for unlocking new fears with every video!

[@ishpreetsingh9605]

@6MeOwO9 how pooping made this kid experience the heaven

[@MonkeyeditsYT]

@@ishpreetsingh9605how blinking cost this kid his eyes and almost his life.

[@connir4346]

On god this is too true

[@Max-qh2fl]

@@MonkeyeditsYT how a kid used his hands made him lose his hands

[@pumkin610]

Aw man I realized any product or food or structure could be made poorly or be dangerous 😭

[@xaviercast970]

This happened to my neighbor who attended college. It took 7 hours of surgery to save him. His family sued the manufacturer of the office chair after their son left the hospital and to this day is still wheelchair bound. They sued for $4,998,745.00 and they won their lawsuit! I hope for speedy court settlements for these families aswell.

[@infernus4750]

why not the full 5 mil

[@xaviercast970]

@@infernus4750 The lawyer was the one who came up with that amount...must be his lucky number that wins him lawsuits.

[@blakasmurf]

This sounds like it totally happened... like for real

[@ilsignorsaruman2636]

"Son! Go sit on that chair, i have a plan!"

[@nickguh1323]

​@@infernus4750 It's like price tags that say 19.99 instead of 20

[@richardklein1167]

I'm not sure if this is similar but a guy nearly died a long while back while sitting in a reclining desk chair. He was sitting in his room playing an FPS with thick headphones on when a bullet went through his window or wall. The only thing that saved him was the fact his chair was at the exact height for this bullet to graze past the side of his head and instead take an ear muffler out. He would have lost his ear and the back side of his head otherwise.

[@burntbwak]

What makes an office chair go boom? Weighing 56 tons. Just saved you 19 minutes.

[@itzthirteen]

thank you SO MUCH

[@apersonwhocantmoveitmoveit7688]

Thank you

[@skippernana5036]

Instead of encouraging people to go out and check their chairs and even buy new ones I think it would've been better to mention there have only ever been 3 of these office chair incidents, and you covered all 3. Furthermore all 3 of these accidents, which like I said have been the only office chair explosion incidents, all happened in China. The most recent one happening all the way back in 2013, with no further incidents happening since, only one of the 3 resulting in death, and 2 of the 3 incidents taking place less than a year apart from each other. The likelihood of you experiencing your office chair exploding is about the same as you experiencing spontaneous human combustion (if it exists)

[@JohnSmith-cq7lk]

I needed this to really pump the brakes on my runaway fear that was developing. Thank you stranger.

[@joer8386]

@@JohnSmith-cq7lk My office chair says you are a life-saver. I was literally ready to roll it out to the garbage dump when I read this.

[@v0_yage]

Could've even been made from similar/related if not the same manafacturers.

[@cosmicreef5858]

But there are a LOT more of these incidents with similar chair with a single pole attached to it that lifts them up and down(adjust height) Just use regular chairs!

[@BrainFuck10]

You're wrong he did say the likelihood is very low because those Chinese chairs are illegal to sell in most places also its not a bad idea to check your chairs because other parts can fail as well since everything wears out over time and when the cushion and padding is deteriorating you buy a new chair so you clearly misunderstood the ending

[@nordicpink]

What’s getting me is that this isn’t an isolated case! Now I’m paranoid!!!! This is going to totally change how I work now. Thanks for sharing.

[@araisikewai]

Petition to office to change all chairs into yoga ball from now on.

[@k7l3rworkman97]

Right??? Totally changing my seating options 😅

[@Nicholas_Steel]

Thankfully all of the mentioned incidents are isolated to China.

[@malackycolso6782]

I’m contemplating on throwing away my chair after this I was just gaming not to long ago 😅

[@TheEDFLegacy]

@@malackycolso6782 I personally wouldn't worry. I have never heard of such a case in the West... at least that I remember. Unless you got it from Amazon, chances are it's perfectly safe, well built, and the worst thing you'll have happened is that it will lose its ability to maintain its height and slowly sink to the ground every time you try to pump it up. I also have a tendency to flop in my chair, and I've used chairs for well over 10 years. You're probably fine.

[@zutshy16]

14:22 In thermodynamics, when talking about pressurised or gas-sealed mechanisms, if you compress a piston fast enough (and with enough force), you won't let the air/gas molecules move "freely", this creates a sudden shift inside the pressurised chamber which is rapidly transformed into heat, hence the air can combust/ explode in a process called adiabatic compression. This process is the core function for car engines as well as other inner combustion mechanisms. If you'd like to see a more visual explanation, just look up some "Fire pistons" or how car engines work. :D

[@LenDawg203]

no way could it be as epic an explosion as you make it sound !

[@RG-uz6wx]

Did you not see the part in the video of the three chairs in a test. The last one certainly did explode the way he made it sound!

[@Bobby_cool459]

5 minutes in:"*looks at office chair*maybe I shouldn't sit on you anymore,"14 more minutes pass by:*looks at office chair again*"I'm not sitting on you ever again I don't trust you anymore."

[@zippGG]

1 minute after the video started i was (and still am) kneeling instead of sitting lol

[@cheesecheese6459]

@@zippGG 20 minutes after: why was I scared of the chair again?

[@MrNobody47710]

Hypothetically, we should probably try to create adjustable chairs that have zero chance of explosion. We've gotten too comfortable with various forms of "acceptable risk," particularly when the risks are largely unknown. Edit: OK, this is leading to more debate and discussion than I had anticipated. Luckily, my thoughts on the subject have been evolving. Most of us live in post-industrial societies. Several terrible things have been mitigated, thanks to things like modern medicine, while several other terrible things have become more common, as a result of society being completely reshaped around modern technology. Some of these things are "necessary evils," to an extent, but they can probably be mitigated/lowered, and some of these things are sort of pointless or odd. Chairs with smoothly adjustable height are one of the more pointless and odd things. It seems as though this is something that was adopted en masse due to their sheer convenience, all while most people are completely unaware of the small chance of explosion if the chairs are poorly manufactured or significantly worn down. A lot of modern society works this way: people are just thrown into accepting certain things without fully being aware of them. In the case of many modern nations, it's capitalism and the industrial revolution that have driven this. Hypothetically several other things could drive this, since a lot of the stuff that people have just adopted come from the industrial revolution and the evolution of various products. Capitalism is probably not an absolutely necessary ingredient in this recipe. While chairs with smoothly adjustable height (via gas cylinders) are not the best example of weird things that the public should have put more thought into or been given more knowledge on, since the odds of explosion are slim, they still represent an example of an odd risk that does not need to exist. Things like the original widespread use of lead is a better example of things that should not have been done, despite the convenience of lead. Adjustable height gas cylinders are much lower in this list of things, but they're still technically there to some extent, mostly because they're far from being a "necessary evil" of modern society.

[@danielyoung_]

Inversely, maybe the modern world has become so safe in most situations that smaller and smaller risks become unacceptable.

[@MrNobody47710]

@@danielyoung_ Quite possible, though exploding gas cylinders that control chair height are more of an odd risk that has a small chance of happening under normal circumstances than a "small risk."

[@davidperry4013]

The Herman Miller Aeron, Steelcase leap, and Allsteel Acuity are very safe and have no chance of explosion at all but, they’ll will have a chance that you will go broke because they are expensive.

[@danielyoung_]

@@davidperry4013 You'd have better luck getting an Aeron from a liquidation sale, less stress on the wallet

[@Slav4o911]

@@MrNobody47710 These gas cylinders usually don't explode, there is just a hissing sound and the chair would not adjust any longer. They don't explode in a self destructive way. It seems that chair in the video had some sort of defective cylinder combined with weak underplate or whatever it had. I see my chair has about 2mm of steel plate above the cylinder a steel bar (for regulation there) and 2 inches of some wood plastic composite, above that is the soft part... no way this thing is going to brake. And by the way my chair is from China and is relatively cheap but is sturdy and I usually buy office chairs from that brand it's about $150. Yes they break after a few years of use but in a non destructive way. (and only 1 of them had a gas cylinder problem... and it just puffed and stopped working it didn't explode or do anything else at all)

[@kototrek]

*"looks up my chair price"* phew, my chair is about 150$, it won't explode :)

[@ZTenski]

This is true horror. I will never sit soundly again...

[@jrlopez1027.]

This video really makes me believe in the phrase “Ignorance is bliss”, im never sitting on an office chair again

[@pikapi6993]

same, good I don't have one at home

[@momkungshorts4724]

@@pikapi6993 i planning to get one but nah i will never get one

[@IvanioXD]

Have you guys watched the entire video?

[@pikapi6993]

@@IvanioXD you can keep on using them. I prefer my wooden chair with a pillow to make it more comfortable

[@cybermdo1292]

bro i changed my chair in the middle of this video fr. i was too scared that my chair use those cheap gas spring like that one mention in the video ahaha

[@Night-ec7ef]

This is one of those episodes that makes me not wanna do anything ever again.

[@saphiremeadows4829]

Poor Brew is going to take this episode down and post a huge apology or something.

[@Night-ec7ef]

@@saphiremeadows4829 doubt

[@Stierenkloot]

Just remember, being alive itself can cause cancer.

[@Zenikai_]

100% of people to have lived, died

[@PoIarisPrime]

I felt those words

[@smilloww2095]

I thought this was gonna be about someone who sat for so long he died or whatever

[@eclipse_eternal8178]

This video has singlehandedly make me go into my living room, grab a heavy wooden foldable chair and sit on that instead. I've been thinking about getting a kneeling chair for a long time now and this tempts me even more.

[@randomhawky978]

Stares at IKEA office chair "you better not"

[@IgnitionP]

IKEA is probably fine

[@K0LBIE]

@@IgnitionP what? No shot... Ikea makes cheaper products then Walmart...

[@BruhOlivia]

Me : *does the same thing as I have an ikea chair*

[@IgnitionP]

@@K0LBIE not really the price, it’s about the manufacturer I think

[@IgnitionP]

@@K0LBIE since IKEA probably has safety standards

[@AngelCakez]

Me, someone who's sitting in a Gaming Chair as of now: *sweats nervously*

[@WSendam]

Don’t worry let’s just hope your ok and doing alright 😊 ❤

[@AngelCakez]

@@WSendam Thanks mate, so far nothing too concerning so that's a good sign~

[@inertboi]

Keep that tushy safe my bois and girls

[@ExtremeAwesome81010]

my chair is bent and in scared bro

[@hutki_shira]

@@inertboi if it goes up ur arss does that mean you got shagged by a chair

[@TordParker2.0]

I think I’m sticking with my wooden chair, I’ll keep using my pillows.

[@dot300.]

“Ive just had this fear of chairs for so long..” “Ok, have a seat, we’ll talk about it.” “NOOO”

[@none_of_yourbusiness]

The chances of an office chair exploding is one in a trillion so don’t be afraid of your 10+ year office chair. For it to explode all the seals have to be broken, the piston has to be loose and the chair has to be at its lowest. Or pressurised air is used instead of pressurised gas. Even if you have a cheap brand you have to be really really unlucky for the chair to explode. So don’t worry too much.

[@insertusernamehere8125]

Well my chair doesn't feel cheap and I never put it on the lowest setting, just in the middle so yea I'm fine

[@pixlepalzcrowther6694]

Yea I would like to believe that but I’m good thanks

[@ReyHunter]

Oh no. My chair piston regulation is broken for atleast 5 years, and i have it at really low position💀💀💀

[@woolly268]

I always chair on highest settings thank god

[@man_noplan]

@@ReyHunter uh oh

[@a-2946]

this happen to my brother chair a few month ago when I was sitting on it but it's not as awful, I heard a popping sound (more like when baloon pop) and the chair suddenly got lowered, causing me to fell from it. Not knowing what happen, I tried to raise the chair back up without sitting on it, and it shoot up, causing the chair to flew out of its leg, and inside the tube that connect the chair and the leg, there's a bunch of broken plastic pieces that I guess supposed to hold the spring in place. It's crazy knowing that it could have gone way worse for me.

[@no2sings]

omg I'm glad you're ok :(

[@korwynias_yt]

From sounds of it, probably because it was not in its compressed state i.e. lowered.

[@alb9022]

@@korwynias_yt I'm sitting on one that's left on max height 24/7 O.o

[@TheEDFLegacy]

That sounds like a safety feature, to be honest, in the sense that it allowed the pressure to escape in such a way that it didn't catastrophically fail. And it flew up without weight because it didn't have weight on it. Chances are it wouldn't have moved, or would have bucked you out of it again.

[@a-2946]

@@TheEDFLegacy yes, if there's some weight on the chair it won't raise up, if there's non, it'll just keep raising up until its out of the leg because the stopper got destroyed, but it didn't shoot up like before, just slowly raising up. The spring mechanism was pretty warm when this happen.

[@PhineasKSliderVT]

Hearing that I won't have access to "chair bombs" certainly lifts a weight off my shoulders. XD

[@someguy6152]

Good thing I'm tall, so I'm always on minimal height. Which presumably is safer since there is no changing pressure from sitting on it and getting up. It helps that I have a 1500$ chair at home, cause I spend way too much time on it. Though I do have a pretty old chair at work... Which doesn't make me paranoid at all after this video...

[@HayleighPaige]

I came upstairs to find my office chair had randomly sprung up with enough force to tip my desk back and spill everything on it. I immediately thought of this video and I’m now working at my kitchen table, absolutely terrified of going near that chair ever again. I gotta get it out of here.

[@squeakyproductions3055]

Did you get rid of it yet?

[@HayleighPaige]

@@squeakyproductions3055 I’ve replaced it with an antique desk chair that raises/lowers mechanically 😂

[@jedley01]

@@HayleighPaigeBetter safe than sorry, right? Honestly, who came up with the idea of using highly pressurised gas to operate office chairs? And to think I’ve been ignorant of this danger the whole time.

[@southern_merican]

​@Melon Husk bro

[@Karajorma]

I think the best thing about this is that apparently there's a Chinese version of Mythbusters. I want to see what sort of thing they've covered cause the dropping weights on chairs episode looked great!

[@shinren_]

Whats the video called?

[@Karajorma]

@@shinren_ As far as I can tell, the show is called 新闻大求真

[@Jack-kz4nb]

@@shinren_ Seeking Truth? Like what Brew said right?

[@Connor_Montgomery]

@@Karajorma can you link to that? For everyone on mobile?

[@Marcyl13x]

Bro you've traumatized me for life lol

[@mikamixtopics]

My gaming chair is a bit different, I don't understand how the mechanism work, but it is separated from the.. the part where you sit, it's a mechanism that is fixated and It's very different. I had to build my chair and I remember having to fix the mechanism on the bottom of my chair, and mostly of the pieces are actually made of plastic. I'm not sure to, I'm still a bit anxious, because in the Box it says it was made in China, I'm actually terrified.

[@bearpoop720]

This took "Get a better gaming chair" to a whole new level

[@22crazynight]

Thanks again Brew, I now fear my chair, the self closing door that's behind me at my job, my pressure cooker... I already had a fear of the water boiler exploding since that happened to my neighbors a couple years ago... But thanks for reminding me.

[@rx8993]

same

[@Chickenbuckets25]

My chair doesn’t even have a label

[@blueraspberrylemonade32]

Don't forget the 3day old leftovers, and forgotten potatoes

[@sootuckchoong7077]

When I bought a water boiler, it won't automatically off when it's boiled, as its supposed to. So I immediately took it back to the shop I bought it, and changed a different more expensive one. I had fear it might explode.

[@Tea12456]

@@Chickenbuckets25 oh wow If I were you I'm Not USING IT

[@Artisticstranger]

me sitting in my noisy, damaged and old gaming chair: ...y'know what? maybe i'll go back to the camping chair..