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Already baked. It's a very common piece of office furniture used in reception areas and the security kiosk in large buildings. |
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Welcome to the Halfbakery [ripemango] |
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[Jscotty] I thought the same, but every photo I found
showed the circular workspace configured for more than
one occupant. Moreover, what you describe doesn't
function to put more desk space within reach -- its
function is to allow the occupant to face on any azimuth.
Different thing. |
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This idea would be useful for paraplegics, and where space
was limited. Otherwise, even for those who don't *want*
to interrupt work for gossip at the water cooler, or to get
a snack from the 'fridge, etc. (an eccentric minority, I
contend) the idea offers limited improvement over simply
scooting around on a wheeled chair, to different parts of a
conventionally shaped table. |
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And don't do it for a formal dinner: |
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"His final feat of placement -- he was dealing with central
European Politburo members of equal rank -- was to have
the Embassy dining-table cut in half and a half-moon
scooped out of each end. When it was fitted together
again there was a hole in the middle for H.E. to sit in while
his guests sat round the outer circle. Polk-Mowbray was
furious." --Durrell, _Sketches from Diplomatic Life_ |
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