Mathowie's killing me softly, with his words.
May 13, 2011 8:53 AM Subscribe
This post was deleted for the following reason: this is on a site that is totally some cheesy fucko linkbait SEO tarpit, no thanks -- jessamyn
Ha! I'm lying down right now.
posted by milestogo at 8:56 AM on May 13, 2011 [3 favorites]
posted by milestogo at 8:56 AM on May 13, 2011 [3 favorites]
I saw this the other day, and in combination with similar information from other sources, it has inspired me to sit less and walk around more. That being said, this seems like an odd site to be hosting and strikes me as seo link bait.
posted by monju_bosatsu at 8:58 AM on May 13, 2011
posted by monju_bosatsu at 8:58 AM on May 13, 2011
"medicalbillingandcoding-dot-com"?
posted by aught at 8:58 AM on May 13, 2011 [3 favorites]
posted by aught at 8:58 AM on May 13, 2011 [3 favorites]
Where do you get those chairs that cast shadows of demons? Does IKEA have them?
posted by phunniemee at 9:02 AM on May 13, 2011 [3 favorites]
posted by phunniemee at 9:02 AM on May 13, 2011 [3 favorites]
No, my job is killing me. MetaFilter is just a momentary diversion on the way to the grave.
posted by entropicamericana at 9:02 AM on May 13, 2011 [3 favorites]
posted by entropicamericana at 9:02 AM on May 13, 2011 [3 favorites]
I wonder if the artwork and style of the infographic were intentionally chosen to discredit their data, or whether that was an accident.
Anyway, the data being what it is, it still seems like a huge leap to say that sitting for 8 hours kills you faster than working on your feet for 8 hours.
posted by Stagger Lee at 9:04 AM on May 13, 2011 [1 favorite]
Anyway, the data being what it is, it still seems like a huge leap to say that sitting for 8 hours kills you faster than working on your feet for 8 hours.
posted by Stagger Lee at 9:04 AM on May 13, 2011 [1 favorite]
Correlation is not causation. Just saying.
posted by lumpenprole at 9:05 AM on May 13, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by lumpenprole at 9:05 AM on May 13, 2011 [1 favorite]
I'd rather die on my ass than live on my feet! I'm taking a principled sit!
posted by clockzero at 9:05 AM on May 13, 2011 [7 favorites]
posted by clockzero at 9:05 AM on May 13, 2011 [7 favorites]
This does explain why waiters and bartenders are basically immortal.
posted by The Whelk at 9:06 AM on May 13, 2011 [2 favorites]
posted by The Whelk at 9:06 AM on May 13, 2011 [2 favorites]
Correlation is not causation.
People who are dying have a tenancy to sit down first.
posted by StickyCarpet at 9:06 AM on May 13, 2011
People who are dying have a tenancy to sit down first.
posted by StickyCarpet at 9:06 AM on May 13, 2011
I seem to recall at least two posts about this in the last 12 months.
Here's one.
(ahem that's actually 14 months ago...)
posted by longbaugh at 9:07 AM on May 13, 2011
Here's one.
(ahem that's actually 14 months ago...)
posted by longbaugh at 9:07 AM on May 13, 2011
Jumping out of an airplane reading metafilter (we can do that now, interesting...) will kill you faster, and with your luck the last thing you'll read is that cortex just deleted your fpp about creative suicide because it was a self link.
posted by tomswift at 9:07 AM on May 13, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by tomswift at 9:07 AM on May 13, 2011 [1 favorite]
Each extra hour of watching TV=11% higher death risk.
What does that even mean? If I spend a weekend vegging out watching Seinfeld, does that mean I have a 176% higher death risk? Higher than what? Than my death risk of 100% that exists simply by my being alive?
posted by phunniemee at 9:07 AM on May 13, 2011
What does that even mean? If I spend a weekend vegging out watching Seinfeld, does that mean I have a 176% higher death risk? Higher than what? Than my death risk of 100% that exists simply by my being alive?
posted by phunniemee at 9:07 AM on May 13, 2011
The answer is clear: outlaw sitting!
posted by up in the old hotel at 9:08 AM on May 13, 2011
posted by up in the old hotel at 9:08 AM on May 13, 2011
Wait… reading kills? I knew it!
Well, first it ruins yer eyes, then it gives you a heart attack. Only the advent of post-literate society can save us.
posted by aught at 9:08 AM on May 13, 2011
Well, first it ruins yer eyes, then it gives you a heart attack. Only the advent of post-literate society can save us.
posted by aught at 9:08 AM on May 13, 2011
Abraham Lincoln was sitting when he died, so there's that data point.
posted by perhapses at 9:08 AM on May 13, 2011 [2 favorites]
posted by perhapses at 9:08 AM on May 13, 2011 [2 favorites]
edit> airplanes do not "read metafilter", there, perhaps should have been a "while" in that sentence </edit
posted by tomswift at 9:08 AM on May 13, 2011
posted by tomswift at 9:08 AM on May 13, 2011
Each extra hour of watching TV=11% higher death risk.
What does that even mean?
I read it as meaning an extra hour, on average, per day.
posted by aught at 9:09 AM on May 13, 2011
What does that even mean?
I read it as meaning an extra hour, on average, per day.
posted by aught at 9:09 AM on May 13, 2011
I read that Charlie Rose uses a standing desk - I have always wanted to try one.
posted by beisny at 9:09 AM on May 13, 2011
posted by beisny at 9:09 AM on May 13, 2011
*fidgets and lives on, motherfuckers*
Nice infographic, though. Also: previously.
posted by maudlin at 9:09 AM on May 13, 2011
Nice infographic, though. Also: previously.
posted by maudlin at 9:09 AM on May 13, 2011
I jumped up and ran away from my computer. But I tripped and fell down the steps in front of my house. I broke my neck and now I'm dead.
They were right!
posted by Splunge at 9:10 AM on May 13, 2011 [1 favorite]
They were right!
posted by Splunge at 9:10 AM on May 13, 2011 [1 favorite]
I actually saw this the other day, and was sufficiently weirded out that I finally followed through with an old project- yesterday I brought one of those $7 IKEA coffee tables that I was no longer using at home to work, took off about 3.75 inches off each leg with a hacksaw and turned my desk into a standing desk. You can see my current set-up here.
I'm only on my second day, but I think I like working standing better than sitting, for a couple of reasons. I work in an open office environment and, as sad as it seems, I think I wasn't taking as much advantage of that as I could- relying too heavily on e-mail and IM when I could walk over and discuss things face to face with people. Standing, I've removed even the smallest difficulty from moving around my office. I feel like I'm a bit more on task, as well (although, you know, I'm still commenting here....). We'll see if I stick with it.
One thing to note- good shoes are a must! I wore boat shoes in today, and I am definitely feeling it in the soles of my feet right now, as they're pressing directly on the insole.
posted by 235w103 at 9:11 AM on May 13, 2011
I'm only on my second day, but I think I like working standing better than sitting, for a couple of reasons. I work in an open office environment and, as sad as it seems, I think I wasn't taking as much advantage of that as I could- relying too heavily on e-mail and IM when I could walk over and discuss things face to face with people. Standing, I've removed even the smallest difficulty from moving around my office. I feel like I'm a bit more on task, as well (although, you know, I'm still commenting here....). We'll see if I stick with it.
One thing to note- good shoes are a must! I wore boat shoes in today, and I am definitely feeling it in the soles of my feet right now, as they're pressing directly on the insole.
posted by 235w103 at 9:11 AM on May 13, 2011
Buddy Holly was sitting when he died. While reading on an airplane. Oh my god
posted by NationalKato at 9:11 AM on May 13, 2011
posted by NationalKato at 9:11 AM on May 13, 2011
This is also why monks in cells were forced to copy manuscripts while doing jump jacks and squats.
posted by The Whelk at 9:11 AM on May 13, 2011
posted by The Whelk at 9:11 AM on May 13, 2011
Also, most people who die in car crashes are sitting. True fact.
posted by perhapses at 9:11 AM on May 13, 2011
posted by perhapses at 9:11 AM on May 13, 2011
I saw someone sitting down once.
They looked pretty bad.
posted by The Whelk at 9:13 AM on May 13, 2011 [2 favorites]
They looked pretty bad.
posted by The Whelk at 9:13 AM on May 13, 2011 [2 favorites]
I think there might be some variables lurking behind that infographic.
posted by eugenen at 9:13 AM on May 13, 2011
posted by eugenen at 9:13 AM on May 13, 2011
I'm not sure I can get away with that whole sit-at-a-135°-angle thing. Not at my desk, anyway. My posture's bad enough already with my chair back at 100° or so.
posted by The Winsome Parker Lewis at 9:14 AM on May 13, 2011
posted by The Winsome Parker Lewis at 9:14 AM on May 13, 2011
I would love to know the story of how such a cool infographic came out of such a sketchy-looking site.
posted by the jam at 9:14 AM on May 13, 2011 [2 favorites]
posted by the jam at 9:14 AM on May 13, 2011 [2 favorites]
135° is the sweet spot?
Now I finally have medical evidence to support my belief that I should be allowed to work from home, in bed, while watching TV and occasionally sleeping.
It's for health reasons!
posted by quin at 9:14 AM on May 13, 2011
Now I finally have medical evidence to support my belief that I should be allowed to work from home, in bed, while watching TV and occasionally sleeping.
It's for health reasons!
posted by quin at 9:14 AM on May 13, 2011
aught: ""medicalbillingandcoding-dot-com""
A while back the art/ pop culture blog Super Punch told how they were approached by someone to get paid to post an infographic the company would provide. The infographics always contained a link to a site that wasn't directly related to the subject matter. They thought it shady and didn't respond, but saw many blogs post one such infographic the following day (in that case it was "19 Things You Didn't Know About Star Wars" and it linked to an online education site). The problem is, of course, some blogs might be reposting simply because the topic seems interesting or the graphics punchy, but some might be getting paid to play the SEO game.
This appears to be in the same vein and I'm a little nervous we're willingly doing a Pepsi Blue on ourselves by linking directly to the shill site.
posted by sharkfu at 9:14 AM on May 13, 2011 [2 favorites]
A while back the art/ pop culture blog Super Punch told how they were approached by someone to get paid to post an infographic the company would provide. The infographics always contained a link to a site that wasn't directly related to the subject matter. They thought it shady and didn't respond, but saw many blogs post one such infographic the following day (in that case it was "19 Things You Didn't Know About Star Wars" and it linked to an online education site). The problem is, of course, some blogs might be reposting simply because the topic seems interesting or the graphics punchy, but some might be getting paid to play the SEO game.
This appears to be in the same vein and I'm a little nervous we're willingly doing a Pepsi Blue on ourselves by linking directly to the shill site.
posted by sharkfu at 9:14 AM on May 13, 2011 [2 favorites]
People at my work have been reading these sitting-will-kill you articles, and in the last week, at least two people have had their offices reconfigured so they have standing desks.
posted by rtha at 9:15 AM on May 13, 2011
posted by rtha at 9:15 AM on May 13, 2011
Yeah, I'd read something to this effect online not too long ago. Regardless of its veracity, in the 21st century, we really do spend too much time sitting. Just reading that reminded me that as much as I heart Le Interwebs, I should be reducing the amount of time I spend on it. (FWIW, I am very active physically, but still have a tendency to sucked into MeFi or something else for long periods of time in between.)
posted by Kitteh at 9:15 AM on May 13, 2011
posted by Kitteh at 9:15 AM on May 13, 2011
I am doing more standing now, but not for health reasons. It's because this ass was meant to be seen.
posted by Legomancer at 9:15 AM on May 13, 2011 [3 favorites]
posted by Legomancer at 9:15 AM on May 13, 2011 [3 favorites]
NOTE:
ALL OFFICE BALANCE FUN BALLS (TM) MUST BE IN THE APPROVED PROFESSIONAL COLORS AND PATTERNS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MODIFY YOUR BALANCE FUN BALL (TM)
posted by The Whelk at 9:15 AM on May 13, 2011
ALL OFFICE BALANCE FUN BALLS (TM) MUST BE IN THE APPROVED PROFESSIONAL COLORS AND PATTERNS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MODIFY YOUR BALANCE FUN BALL (TM)
posted by The Whelk at 9:15 AM on May 13, 2011
The lawsuit's in the mail, mathowie.
posted by modernnomad at 9:17 AM on May 13, 2011
posted by modernnomad at 9:17 AM on May 13, 2011
I started using a standing desk about a month ago and intend to continue until the end of time.
Or the end of me, whichever comes first.
A week into the experiment, though, my back went out in a big and painful way. As far as I can tell, spending the week engaging muscles that were accustomed to lying dormant throughout the day was a little more strenuous than I had expected. Still, I'm on the mend now and happily standing at work.
Although it would be great to have a bona fide standing desk, my budget allowed for nothing more than pilfering some bankers' boxes and setting my laptop, keyboard and second monitor up on them. So it doesn't have to cost a whole lot.
posted by vverse23 at 9:17 AM on May 13, 2011
Or the end of me, whichever comes first.
A week into the experiment, though, my back went out in a big and painful way. As far as I can tell, spending the week engaging muscles that were accustomed to lying dormant throughout the day was a little more strenuous than I had expected. Still, I'm on the mend now and happily standing at work.
Although it would be great to have a bona fide standing desk, my budget allowed for nothing more than pilfering some bankers' boxes and setting my laptop, keyboard and second monitor up on them. So it doesn't have to cost a whole lot.
posted by vverse23 at 9:17 AM on May 13, 2011
"medicalbillingandcoding-dot-com"?
This is the second infographic I've seen from them. Seems more like an intentioanlly quirky name than SEO bait.
posted by orthogonality at 9:20 AM on May 13, 2011
This is the second infographic I've seen from them. Seems more like an intentioanlly quirky name than SEO bait.
posted by orthogonality at 9:20 AM on May 13, 2011
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