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World's fastest office chair seized

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German police have confiscated what may be the world's fastest office chair. Police say officers happened on the contraption - the work of two inventive 17-year-olds - in the western town of Gross-Zimmern on Saturday. The pair had added a lawnmower engine, bicycle brakes and a metal frame to the revolving chair - making into a go-kart-like vehicle.

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Posted by: Dave on August 19, 2008 at 11:46 AM

Wrong photo?

If you were to ask me, I'd say that was no 17-year old driver, and it looks a lot more like a jet or rocket than a lawnmower engine exhaust!

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Posted by: Deanes on August 19, 2008 at 1:17 PM

Cold Day for Chair Ride

Judging by the way the "driver" is dressed, they really need a dose of global warming. Or is this really old news...

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Posted by: Hans on August 19, 2008 at 2:09 PM

For the real picture, see here:

http://www.hr-online.de/website/rubriken/nachrichten/index.jsp?rubrik=36098&key=standard_document_35004490&lugal=1&ibp=0

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Posted by: 0815achim on August 19, 2008 at 9:43 PM

The truth

in the following link you could see the "Chair"

http://www.express.de/nachrichten/news/deutschland-und-welt/polizei-stoppt-buerostuhl-mit-rasenmaehermotor_artikel_1218352772130.html

Greatings from Germany

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Posted by: Bedtime For Bonzo on August 20, 2008 at 8:41 AM

Office chair???

Right! All the employees where I work have Barcaloungers too.

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