On another typical Tuesday night, 24-year-old Snow finished a long day at work. After taking a shower, she sat down to blow dry her hair. Little did she know that she was playing a dangerous game of Chinese roulette with her chair. KABOOM!

As you can see, it wasn’t the hair dryer or her desk computer than malfunctioned, it was the chair she was sitting on. The pressure build-up from adjusting the chair up and down caused a 200 pound explosion similar to a shotgun. Neighbors thought there was a gas leak. Snow’s brother (who initially thought it was an earthquake) immediately sent her to the hospital where doctors discovered metal from the chair had shot up her ass. After 5 hours of surgery, they pulled out 10+ pieces of metal and plastic chair bits. Snow is no longer in critical condition and she is expected to make a recovery in 3-5 months.

The RMB 140 chair was 2 years old, but Snow bought it from her friend just 7 days ago. Worrying, this isn’t the first time a chair has exploded in the past. Here is a list of recent incidents:

Date: January 2009
The incident: 14-year-old Jiaozhou was sitting at home in Shandong when his computer chair exploded. A 10 cm long iron-shaft shot through his ass. He was sent to the hospital but could not be revived.

Date: January 2008
The incident: Xuewei, a Jiangsu merchant left his seat to go to the bathroom when the chair suddenly exploded. The cushion and backrest was exploded and bounced around the room. Fortunately nobody was hurt.

Date: November 2007
The incident: 68 year old Wu, sat on his computer chair at home in Shandong when the chair suddenly exploded. Although he survived, his rectum was severely damaged and his intestines were ruptured.