Lying down in bed desk

[d_r]

I’ve been using one of the Laptop Laidback desks for many years; it is fantastic. (And not at all lazy, there is no virtue in working while uncomfortable.) I have one of the nice original maple ones, before the influx of cheap knock-offs forced the company to switch to ABS.

[adorita]

This would be great for people who need bed rest. Few years ago, I had a terrible lower back injury that put me on bed rest for a month. I could walk with a cane, but spend most of my waking hours on my bcak. I was in trance due to painkillers, can’t tell days from nights. I felt incredibly lonely. Friends on Facebook and MSN messenger kept me company but the laptop gets unbearably hot on my stomach. This apparatus would have been useful.

[MarjaE]

Looks like terrible ergonomics, not that regular desks have tolerable ergonomics. Look at the angle between her hands and the keyboard, the lack of a mouse, etc.

[winkybber]

What’s that thing on her head?

[redesigned]

we somehow skipped over inversion desk

[PrettyBoyTim]

I have something similar at home for working on my laptop:

It’s a little bit smaller than the one in that link, but it costs about £25. I’m not daft enough to try and hang my laptop on it, but it’s actually a very useful device, especially if you spend a lot of time working on a laptop. I use a wireless mouse/keyboard combo with it and my laptop, and it allows me to have some modicum of reasonable posture when working.

[anon85905360]

That might not be practical, but the picture captures perfectly how I feel like these days. Except for the “working” part.

[antdude]

I’d fall asleep!

[Sxean_Lee_David]

I tried a similar contraption during a bout with a 3 day FLU. Holding your arms up like that is bad for circulation in your hands. Also, the position of the body while working on a computing device in this fashion will cause severe pain at the lower back and maybe cause damage after long-term use. I think it’d work better if the upper half of the body was on an upward incline.