The Wiki Wormhole: Behold, the Internet's most comprehensive list of chairs
With over 4 million articles, Wikipedia is an invaluable resource, whether you're throwing a term paper together at the last minute, or running down the list of Quiddich teams so you can decide who to support. But follow enough links, and you get sucked into some seriously strange places. We explore some of Wikipedia's oddities in our 4,257,369-week series, Wiki Wormhole.
This Week's Entry: List of Chairs
What It's About: You may not give much thought to the humble chair, but someone out there has, compiling a list of over 130 types of chair. Designs range from the Watchman's Chair, built with a forward slant so the watchman in question doesn't fall asleep; to the Fighting Chair (less exciting than it sounds), used by fisherman for extra leverage against a strong catch; to the Poofbag Chair, a foam-filled beanbag chair and a missed opportunity for whichever Arrested Development writer feeds Tobias his lines.
Strangest Fact: Ikea once sold an inflatable chair upholstered with fabric. It didn't last.