Look around your office. In ours we can see that not every single thing is actually related to the work we are doing. Each and every one of us tries to adapt the work environment and workplace to fit our needs and build a place where we can feel good, relaxed and comfortable.
That's why some of us have photos of wives/girlfriends on their desks or kids' teddies. We also love our couch where we can sit down with a notebook in a bit more comfortable position than at the desk. Or take a nap when working overtime.
Since last week we also have a lot of climbing stuff in our office. Michał came up with an idea that we could go climbing from time to time. Toruń was an artillery fortress with 14 Prussian forts dated around 1890s and hundreds of bigger and smaller bunkers for personnel and munition. Some of them became popular (yet a bit bizzare) climbing areas. It's not only about physical activity (which is obviously important if you're sitting at the desk 8 hours a day), but this kind of activity really increases in-team trust and cooperation. Nothing strange, when you realize that your life literally lies in your mate's hands. Hanging 10 meters above the ground does give us a bit different perspective on our personal relations.
Nevertheless, after a quick voting, the number one strangest thing in our place is TeRq's new toy:
Don't worry. We are not preparing a military strike (although one of our recently tweeted post would suggest so). It's only an Airsoft gun replica of Mk12 SPR shooting 6mm polymer BBs. After the tuning it fires around 450 feets per second and the operative range exceeds 300 feet. There's a rifle scope 6-24x, the silencer and bipod attached. Quite crazy, right?
So… What strange things in your workplace or office can you find? (Post a photo if you can!)
LOL. Nice gun TeRq.
Probably the strangest thing in my cubicle is a Brazilian war club (no picture, unfortunately) hanging on my wall, right next the the African rungu (example below) hanging on my co-worker's wall.
They are fully functional, but we get away with it by claiming that they're decorative. And now we don't have to worry about active shooter situations. :)
That is a very nice rifle in real life (real gun, not airsoft).
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Too bad airsoft guns are illegal in Australia :S Apparently they look too realistic and "might" be used for robbery, so airsoft is banned. I settle for paintball instead.
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As for the strangest thing in my office space… for the most part it's functional and I had trouble finding something that was out of place. Then I looked up and saw a few things worthy of that title.
One was this LEGO truck that I received for Christmas several years ago and built myself. The back section is controlled by a few levers and lifts up/down using air pressure. Steering is controlled from just above the cabin, and inside the truck most of the moving parts look and move similarly to how they would in a real truck. I believe the cabin can be lifted forward to access the main engine as well, but I couldn't figure out how to do that when I took it down and dusted it off today.
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tools became weapons was a bad day.
The day that weapons became toys was even wors.
There is nothing good about weapons.
I think that this blog entery belongs on the dark side of the web, not on wikidot.
But it's a free world isn't it…well probably thanks to guns in your opinions.
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I have to admit that I laughed when I first saw this XD It'd be slightly intimidating to walk into an office and see that thing lying around.
I found this little fella sitting atop my desk:
It's a common cold microbe plush toy.
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I find your plush more intimidating than anything else. 0.o Reminds me of this commercial.
I think it would be bad if you were climbing, and when you get to the topi, your boss says "Sorry, we're gonna have to let you go…" I know, bad joke, i just had to.
I'm afraid I don't have strange things in my office. Maybe the Lego 3d printer/plotter?
Hmmmm… But negotiating salary? A perfect moment! Thanks for the idea! :-D
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so that the boss is not bothered?
originally!!