Is ball chair ergonomic or not?


	Is ball chair ergonomic or not?

stanyao

12-9-2006 2:38 PM

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ball, chair, ergo

stanyao says:

"We are not designed to sit. But we are designed to think so there is always a solution." - funny but true.

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