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all 42 comments

[–]NickMalatos 27 points28 points ago

wht does this have to do with gaming.

[–]Thinkwithcake 10 points11 points ago

Computers, but still not much.

[–]Kirkreng 5 points6 points ago

This has more to do with Gaming than these posts about the Pokemon TV show.

[–]MrMadcap 5 points6 points ago

[–]MrDannyOcean 0 points1 point ago

is there a source for this? I'm quite interested in this kind of thing.

[–]MrMadcap 2 points3 points ago

I read the original article years back, but only found this image after a few image search attempts. It's out there somewhere.

I suspect the ACTUAL ideal sitting position would include your neck in alignment with your spine, resting on a pillow or headrest, with your display mounted above you, at a matching 135 degree angle. Similar to this, but in a more reclined sitting position.

[–]Rockran 0 points1 point ago

Whatthefuck?

What do you do without the Taco Bell?

[–]MrMadcap 0 points1 point ago

Starve.

[–]lycao 0 points1 point ago

Remember reading something about it. If you sit perfectly straight up, it actually compresses the spine, which over time can cause pinched nerves, and a bunch of other unpleasant things. So leaning back, which takes pressure off the spine, is best for long stints of sitting.

[–]DubstepCheetah 6 points7 points ago

That looks way more comfortable than what I usually do.

[–]Managor 0 points1 point ago

Sitting on a wooden bench (which I do) is actually far less confortable than that position.

[–]Reesch 3 points4 points ago

Ha. Posture. Good one.

[–]Peanuts4MePlz 1 point2 points ago

Ergonomics..? Isn't an ergonomic mouse enough..?

[–]SnoobY 1 point2 points ago

Eyes on text level with monitor? So what happens if there's text at the bottom of my screen, like my taskbar. Do I have to sit on my knees to read it?

[–]Kamoda 1 point2 points ago

Wouldn't that be memebase style?

[–]122ninjas 1 point2 points ago

Reposts r/gaming style

[–]LockedDown 1 point2 points ago

How many of you adjusted to the "proper" posture for a second only to slip back into your normal posture?

[–]BIG_AMERIKAN_T_T_S 1 point2 points ago

Laser mice, making mousepads out of whatever the fuck you want since whenever they were invented.

[–]wtfsebbe 1 point2 points ago

reepost

[–]kosairox 0 points1 point ago

It's impossible to keep your hands like that

[–][deleted] -1 points0 points ago

i sit on my bed, so resting my wrists on my legs makes it feasable

[–]sargENT_shart 0 points1 point ago

What do you think is the main reason every gamer is too scared to get rid of their console box?

[–]col-e 0 points1 point ago

Probably in the wrong subreddit, but good post.

[–]Sp4rtaN25 0 points1 point ago

This wasn't even posted that long ago come on!

[–]g0lv[!] 0 points1 point ago

Actually, the only time I sit anything like in the first picture is when I'm gaming.

[–]appleman94 0 points1 point ago

I'm an adult, i'll sit at a computer how i want to.

[–]Riku98523 0 points1 point ago

Destroying my wrists now and hoping nanotech or something makes it so it won't matter in the future. Och my finger just had a weird pain I'll brb gonna bend it into weird positions and see if that helps.

[–]MarioBGE 0 points1 point ago

Technically he's doing everything right.

[–]confusedjake 0 points1 point ago

err...doesn't this ruin the hard drive, laying on its side like that while running?

[–]mollerch 1 point2 points ago

No... Maybe if the laptop fell, but modern drives have shock protection.

[–]Sir_Richfield 0 points1 point ago

Nope, you can rotate your Harddrive 90° wherever you like.
It's all the other angles that might stress the bearings.

[–]Qanik 0 points1 point ago

That kind of position is actually bad for the laptop.

[–]SHSzilla 0 points1 point ago

And then there is me who sits like this.

[–]Ceiling_Man 2 points3 points ago

[–]IceeGado 0 points1 point ago

My favorite thing about this repost is that the original image was submitted to reddit, then made into a meme, then shipped off to memebase, then fucking reposted here. Gotta love that shit-train

[–]Wagnerous 0 points1 point ago

repost from a while back, move along everybody

[–]Evanz111 0 points1 point ago

We studied ergonomics in our ICT class and I literally couldn't get all the pictures I'd seen on /r/gaming out my head, I ended up laughing out loud and everyone looked at me strangely.