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[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 3 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Not even that, but they are simple and repairable. I remember we had these sleigh-style desks (same idea except the seat was one-piece molded plastic) that were a total of four parts (two rails, the seat and the desk top) aside from bolts/hardware, and they had a graveyard of parts to replace pieces as needed. And those desk were tough as all hell.

[–] pirat@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Sounds great, but... unfortunately, it seems impossible to tilt on the chair with those, which I see as an essential part of going to school.

Also, the heights of the chair and table seem unadjustable, and it seems the pupil is seated too far away from the desktop to actually be comfortable.

What a useless piece of piss. Yeah, at least it's repairable, but is such a stupid piece of faulty furniture even worth repairing?

[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 1 points 8 hours ago

Again, that was the style and not the exact ones we had, but yeah they were all fixed position, however ours weren't too bad. I dunno, I don't remember anyone complaining much, I was on the taller side of my peers and fit fine while I recall even the smaller kids were alright too. Id wager a big reason they were chosen was so kids couldn't balance on the back legs, fall back and crack dome. They were great for cracking your back!