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I only mean this statement partly in jest. Buy everyone on your floor a Nerf gun.

mod 9y ago
This happened once in my office. It wasn't as cool as it sounds, and also it just led to a lot of shooting each other from our desks.
- FuckOffNeemo 9y ago
  That's the intent? A handful of us in my office have guns. The novelty wears off once you get sick of retrieving the ammunition. This is why my comment was only partly in jest. My personal experience with getting away from my desk and walking more was spurred on from the discomfort of my DIY standing desk that I made (instructions for the desk are found at [0] and are not my own) and to quit smoking. I sustituted cigarettes with vaping and it's done more for my health and encouraging regular movement than I expected or intended. YMMV of course, I live in a sub-tropical city in Australia and I'm fortunate enough to have a gorgreous river bank [1] and Botanical gardens at my offices offices front door [1]. You'd be less inclined to be outside in Middlesbrough in the UK where I am from or say, Seattle. [0] - http://www.ikeahackers.net/2012/07/on-off-standing-desk-a-lack-desk-add-on.html http://www.ikeahackers.net/2012/07/on-off-standing-desk-a-la... [1] - https://www.google.com.au/search?q=Brisbane+city&client=firefox-b-ab&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjKt62Au-zVAhXMybwKHcYzBrYQ_AUICygC&biw=1920&bih=955 https://www.google.com.au/search?q=Brisbane+city&client=fire... [2] - https://www.google.com.au/search?client=firefox-b-ab&biw=1920&bih=955&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=Brisbane+city+gardens&oq=Brisbane+city+gardens&gs_l=psy-ab.3...23004.23280.0.23386.8.4.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..8.0.0.wm6EzRnLf5E https://www.google.com.au/search?client=firefox-b-ab&biw=192...
i_am_nomad 9y ago
That would work for my office, except we're all adults and professionals.
- rixed 9y ago
  Do you hire women too?
glenneroo 9y ago
I once brought in ~20 "Koosh" balls[0] (soft fluffy plastic balls) and gave everyone a few. We started off having skirmishes every few hours, until it got boring after a couple weeks. We then resorted to just throwing them at each other when deep in work, laughing when people screamed because they weren't expecting to be hit in the head. It really was a joyous time.. and magically we didn't destroy any monitors even though there was a minimum 50% chance it would hit the screen instead of your intended target. 6 months later and the balls are just sitting in the same place they were last put down, except for the random passer-by who asks what they are used for... upon which we are motivated to take up arms one more time, albeit while we are all sitting at our desks. The next attempt was a few "airzooka" air canons[1]. Same result as above more or less, except our operation got shut down much earlier, as everyone else at the office complained that they were too loud (they really are much too loud). [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koosh_ball https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koosh_ball [1]: http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/60b6 http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/60b6

mod 9y ago

This happened once in my office. It wasn't as cool as it sounds, and also it just led to a lot of shooting each other from our desks.

FuckOffNeemo 9y ago
That's the intent? A handful of us in my office have guns. The novelty wears off once you get sick of retrieving the ammunition. This is why my comment was only partly in jest. My personal experience with getting away from my desk and walking more was spurred on from the discomfort of my DIY standing desk that I made (instructions for the desk are found at [0] and are not my own) and to quit smoking. I sustituted cigarettes with vaping and it's done more for my health and encouraging regular movement than I expected or intended. YMMV of course, I live in a sub-tropical city in Australia and I'm fortunate enough to have a gorgreous river bank [1] and Botanical gardens at my offices offices front door [1]. You'd be less inclined to be outside in Middlesbrough in the UK where I am from or say, Seattle. [0] - http://www.ikeahackers.net/2012/07/on-off-standing-desk-a-lack-desk-add-on.html http://www.ikeahackers.net/2012/07/on-off-standing-desk-a-la... [1] - https://www.google.com.au/search?q=Brisbane+city&client=firefox-b-ab&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjKt62Au-zVAhXMybwKHcYzBrYQ_AUICygC&biw=1920&bih=955 https://www.google.com.au/search?q=Brisbane+city&client=fire... [2] - https://www.google.com.au/search?client=firefox-b-ab&biw=1920&bih=955&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=Brisbane+city+gardens&oq=Brisbane+city+gardens&gs_l=psy-ab.3...23004.23280.0.23386.8.4.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..8.0.0.wm6EzRnLf5E https://www.google.com.au/search?client=firefox-b-ab&biw=192...

i_am_nomad 9y ago

That would work for my office, except we're all adults and professionals.

rixed 9y ago
Do you hire women too?

glenneroo 9y ago

I once brought in ~20 "Koosh" balls[0] (soft fluffy plastic balls) and gave everyone a few. We started off having skirmishes every few hours, until it got boring after a couple weeks. We then resorted to just throwing them at each other when deep in work, laughing when people screamed because they weren't expecting to be hit in the head. It really was a joyous time.. and magically we didn't destroy any monitors even though there was a minimum 50% chance it would hit the screen instead of your intended target. 6 months later and the balls are just sitting in the same place they were last put down, except for the random passer-by who asks what they are used for... upon which we are motivated to take up arms one more time, albeit while we are all sitting at our desks. The next attempt was a few "airzooka" air canons[1]. Same result as above more or less, except our operation got shut down much earlier, as everyone else at the office complained that they were too loud (they really are much too loud). [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koosh_ball https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koosh_ball [1]: http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/60b6 http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/60b6