Comment Re:This is an old, existing problem. (Score 1) 35
OK, so now I've read the article (I don't know whether to go "What? I posted before reading the article?" or "What? I've read the the article?"), and it says:
Oil based hydraulic devices are said to be safer, but most such chairs on the market today use gas cylinders; naturally these tend to be made in China, where this accident occurred.
(emphasis mine)
Is this true? All (three) of my desk chairs use springs.