Elbow support (ergonomics of 21 Nov LTT video)

[phn20]

I am disappointed that Linus is in America but wouldn't get workstations with elbow support for his guests (LTT video 21 November 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OX31kZbAXsA)

 

Elbows hanging off the desks is something i'd expect from a public library computer where nobody cares.

[Zando_]

Surprisingly specific and random complaint but k.

 

Those look like normal competitive gaming chairs, given how people move and sit in them it seems like the lack of arm rests leads to a lot more range of movement, and being able to comfortably bring your arms back  without them clonking off the arm rests. I'd actually prefer one of those chairs tbh. Thankfully I'm tall enough that my office chair's arm rests don't get in the way anyways, and I don't ever use them when I have my hands on the mouse and keyboard. 

[dalekphalm]

59 minutes ago, phn20 said:

I am disappointed that Linus is in America but wouldn't get workstations with elbow support for his guests (LTT video 21 November 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OX31kZbAXsA)

 

Elbows hanging off the desks is something i'd expect from a public library computer where nobody cares.

Just an FYI, Linus is in Canada, not America.

[The1Dickens]

15 hours ago, dalekphalm said:

Just an FYI, Linus is in Canada, not America.

I think they were referring to the specific video, which was shot in Santa Ana, California. I've even been to the location (it's right in my backyard).

 

16 hours ago, phn20 said:

I am disappointed that Linus is in America but wouldn't get workstations with elbow support for his guests

As dalek mentioned, Linus is Canadian, so it would have been cost-prohibitive to send chairs from their location to Santa Ana to shoot the segment. Those chairs were supplied by that location. Last time I was at that location, if memory serves right, they had a mixture of arm-rest-equipped chairs, and arm-rest-lacking chairs. As for why the armrest-less chairs were used, the segment was probably shot on the upstairs platform, and armrests make it awkward to carry up and down the stairs (in my experience). Could be completely different reasons, though, too. If they had been specifically requested, though, they could have been accommodated.

[SpaceGhostC2C]

16 hours ago, phn20 said:

Elbows hanging off the desks is something i'd expect from a public library computer where nobody cares.

I severely question the ergonomic value of armrests on a chair.

At the very least, some armrests are worse than no armrests at all. I'm still not sure whether there is an armrest good enough to justify its existence

[dalekphalm]

3 hours ago, The1Dickens said:

I think they were referring to the specific video, which was shot in Santa Ana, California. I've even been to the location (it's right in my backyard).

I guess, but that makes the comment make even less sense. What would being in The USA have anything to do with armchairs? They have those in Canada, and in most (all?) of the industrialized world.

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As dalek mentioned, Linus is Canadian, so it would have been cost-prohibitive to send chairs from their location to Santa Ana to shoot the segment. Those chairs were supplied by that location. Last time I was at that location, if memory serves right, they had a mixture of arm-rest-equipped chairs, and arm-rest-lacking chairs. As for why the armrest-less chairs were used, the segment was probably shot on the upstairs platform, and armrests make it awkward to carry up and down the stairs (in my experience). Could be completely different reasons, though, too. If they had been specifically requested, though, they could have been accommodated.

My guess is he simply shot with whatever assets were on-hand and easy to grab.

[Guest]

6 hours ago, SpaceGhostC2C said:

I severely question the ergonomic value of armrests on a chair.

At the very least, some armrests are worse than no armrests at all. I'm still not sure whether there is an armrest good enough to justify its existence

We actually don't have them at work anymore because they are dangerous. Probably some studies because its a government company I work for. So dangerous, unergonomic, bias towards people who can see their feet etc. 

[amdorintel]

he makes videos as that are easy to make so he can spit the videos out as fast as he can, or keep them on hand in order to keep them in reserve to fill gaps in the uploading of his videos