A chair is a single seat with a backrest.
Chair , which comes from the Latin word sella , is a single seat that has a backrest . It is a piece of furniture present in all homes since it allows people to sit.
For example: “Please bring a chair from the kitchen for Aunt Edith to sit on,” “I always have to tell Edgardo not to swing, since one day he will break a chair,” “When we got married, he “Grandpa Tomás gave us a set of four oak chairs.”
Chairs Features
Typically, chairs have four legs. These pieces of furniture can be made of wood , plastic , metal or other material. Their characteristics usually depend on the environment where they are located: while chairs in outdoor environments such as the balcony or patio are made of plastic or wicker, dining room chairs are usually made of wood.
The number of chairs present in each home depends on the number of rooms in it and the number of inhabitants. It is likely that, in a house with at least three rooms and with four or more inhabitants, there will be chairs in the kitchen and in the dining room or living room .
Chairs are usually arranged around a table so that individuals can sit while eating. Thanks to its design, a person can bring their chair closer to the table and place their legs under the table on which the eating plates rest.
The wheelchair facilitates the movement of people who cannot walk.
Types and designs
It is possible to differentiate between different types of chair, such as the folding chair (which can be folded so that it does not take up space ), the rocking chair (on which one can swing) and the car seat (which allows children to be carried in the car). car safely).
As with the rest of the types of furniture, there is an immense variety of chair designs , ranging from the most economical and simple, which are manufactured with the mere objective of fulfilling the basic function of allowing a person to sit on them, even those that are part of exclusive collections that only the wealthiest can acquire, and that owe a large part of their price to the person who designed them.
office chair
One of the most common types of chair today is the office chair, which is also known as a computer chair . While until the 1980s it was only found in the homes of people with professions such as accounting or law and who had their own study, today it is an almost essential part of the home, since it is complemented by another of the basic elements of most people: the computer .
The office chair is more suitable for those individuals who want or must spend long hours sitting typing in front of a screen, as it provides them with flexibility and mobility that is not possible with a kitchen chair, for example. Among its main features are wheels at the end of the legs, thanks to which the user can slide comfortably from one point in the room to another, padded surfaces to prevent numbness of the legs and back after extended periods of use , and reclining backrests .
A device for the death penalty
There is a type of chair that is not part of any pleasant or productive experience: the electric one. It is a device that is used in some countries to provide the death penalty to a criminal.
Just like the hanging, the gas chamber and the lethal injection, the electric chair is the focus of various controversies, since many people do not approve of anyone being able to decide who lives and who dies.