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Steam Top 10

[Dec 04, 2011, 6:01 pm ET] - Share - Viewing Comments

Here's Valve's list of the ten bestselling games for the past week on Steam:

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Assassin's Creed Revelations
Terraria
Batman: Arkham City
BRINK: Complete Pack
Anno 2070
Civilization V: Game of the year Edition
Serious Sam 3: BFE
Dungeon Defenders
Payday: The Heist

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Re: Steam Top 10

Dec 5, 2011, 21:54

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Sepharo wrote on Dec 5, 2011, 20:25:
Can someone link me to some evidence that couches are healthier than good desk chairs because that's probably one of the craziest things I've ever heard.

I've never had a couch that I could recline further in than my desk chair so Beamer's example is a bit strange. Unless I'm laying on the couch I've actually found sitting on couches to be a rather uncomfortable experience. Couch cushions are usually too big to be sat in properly unless you have a small couch, so you either end up with dangling feet or empty space/no support in the lumbar area which then causes lower back pain.

So is the whole lumbar support thing just a sham? We're better off sitting on couches which tend not to have lumbar support?

It's not about reclining, especially as I doubt you play games reclined in an office chair. Think about a couch - it's a wide cushion. You can sit towards the front and lean back, engulfed in it. Your entire body weight is supported by, well, most of your body. Now read that Businessweek article talking about the curve of the spine and how sitting straight up is very bad for it.
If you buy into the article, it recommends a chaise lounge as a good alternative.




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Comment [quote="Beamer"Dec 5, 2011, 21:54][quote="Sepharo"Dec 5, 2011, 20:25]Can someone link me to some evidence that couches are healthier than good desk chairs because that's probably one of the craziest things I've ever heard. I've never had a couch that I could recline further in than my desk chair so Beamer's example is a bit strange. Unless I'm laying on the couch I've actually found sitting on couches to be a rather uncomfortable experience. Couch cushions are usually too big to be sat in properly unless you have a small couch, so you either end up with dangling feet or empty space/no support in the lumbar area which then causes lower back pain. So is the whole lumbar support thing just a sham? We're better off sitting on couches which tend not to have lumbar support? [/quote] It's not about reclining, especially as I doubt you play games reclined in an office chair. Think about a couch - it's a wide cushion. You can sit towards the front and lean back, engulfed in it. Your entire body weight is supported by, well, most of your body. Now read that Businessweek article talking about the curve of the spine and how sitting straight up is very bad for it. If you buy into the article, it recommends a chaise lounge as a good alternative. [/quote]

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