Bored Panda works better on our iPhone app

Continue in app Continue in browser

User submission

385

55.2K

Artist Creates A Table That Responds To Temperature, Tumblr Users React With Hilarious Scenarios For It

ADVERTISEMENT

We’ve all seen genius furniture designs, like those foldable beds and tables that allow you to have plenty of space when the object is not used. And then there are questionable designs that can simply be amusing or, at other times, even infuriating. Some people would argue about what category this table falls into, but Tumblr users definitely weren’t here to argue practicality.

This table and bench set was created by Jay Watson, a designer from Oxford, United Kingdom, who is “inspired by the thought that, often the shadows an object casts are of as much interest as the object itself”. Titled “Linger A Little Longer”, this project is “a deceptively understated design with a dynamic twist”.

This thermochromic furniture set by Jay Watson changes when exposed to warmth

Artist Creates A Table That Responds To Temperature, Tumblr Users React With Hilarious Scenarios For It

Image credits: Jay Watson

Artist Creates A Table That Responds To Temperature, Tumblr Users React With Hilarious Scenarios For It

Image credits: Jay Watson

Both the table and benches are covered in a thermochromic finish which responds to any source of heat on it, be it a mug, a plate or a human touch. Once the surface gets warm, it leaves an ephemeral mark behind in the shape of the heat source.

Artist Creates A Table That Responds To Temperature, Tumblr Users React With Hilarious Scenarios For It

ADVERTISEMENT

Image credits: Jay Watson

Artist Creates A Table That Responds To Temperature, Tumblr Users React With Hilarious Scenarios For It

Image credits: Jay Watson

The artist wanted to showcase “how ‘precious’ we can become about the functionality of furniture” as well as comment on how oblivious we can sometimes be to the things we interact with and the effect we have.

Artist Creates A Table That Responds To Temperature, Tumblr Users React With Hilarious Scenarios For It

Image credits: Jay Watson

Artist Creates A Table That Responds To Temperature, Tumblr Users React With Hilarious Scenarios For It

Image credits: Jay Watson

As poetic and artistic as the message behind the furniture is, unfortunately, once Tumblr users got a glimpse of it, they had a different set of ideas about the whole thermochromic deal. From funny comments about leaving butt marks to frightening prospects of some uncanny interactions, the users of the big T left a trail of comments expressing how the project made them feel. And, well, it’s definitely a rather entertaining read!

ADVERTISEMENT

Artist Creates A Table That Responds To Temperature, Tumblr Users React With Hilarious Scenarios For It

Image credits: Jay Watson

ADVERTISEMENT

Tumblr users, of course, didn’t miss the golden opportunity to express their thoughts on this design

Artist Creates A Table That Responds To Temperature, Tumblr Users React With Hilarious Scenarios For It

Artist Creates A Table That Responds To Temperature, Tumblr Users React With Hilarious Scenarios For It

Artist Creates A Table That Responds To Temperature, Tumblr Users React With Hilarious Scenarios For It

Artist Creates A Table That Responds To Temperature, Tumblr Users React With Hilarious Scenarios For It

Artist Creates A Table That Responds To Temperature, Tumblr Users React With Hilarious Scenarios For It

Artist Creates A Table That Responds To Temperature, Tumblr Users React With Hilarious Scenarios For It

ADVERTISEMENT

Artist Creates A Table That Responds To Temperature, Tumblr Users React With Hilarious Scenarios For It

Artist Creates A Table That Responds To Temperature, Tumblr Users React With Hilarious Scenarios For It

Artist Creates A Table That Responds To Temperature, Tumblr Users React With Hilarious Scenarios For It

Artist Creates A Table That Responds To Temperature, Tumblr Users React With Hilarious Scenarios For It

Artist Creates A Table That Responds To Temperature, Tumblr Users React With Hilarious Scenarios For It

Artist Creates A Table That Responds To Temperature, Tumblr Users React With Hilarious Scenarios For It

Artist Creates A Table That Responds To Temperature, Tumblr Users React With Hilarious Scenarios For It

ADVERTISEMENT

55Kviews

Giedrė Vaičiulaitytė

As a writer and image editor for Bored Panda, Giedrė crafts posts on many different topics to push them to their potential. She's also glad that her Bachelor’s degree in English Philology didn’t go to waste (although collecting dust in the attic could also be considered an achievement of aesthetic value!) Giedrė is an avid fan of cats, photography, and mysteries, and a keen observer of the Internet culture which is what she is most excited to write about. Since she's embarked on her journalistic endeavor, Giedrė has over 600 articles under her belt and hopes for twice as much (fingers crossed - half of them are about cats).

As a writer and image editor for Bored Panda, Giedrė crafts posts on many different topics to push them to their potential. She's also glad that her Bachelor’s degree in English Philology didn’t go to waste (although collecting dust in the attic could also be considered an achievement of aesthetic value!) Giedrė is an avid fan of cats, photography, and mysteries, and a keen observer of the Internet culture which is what she is most excited to write about. Since she's embarked on her journalistic endeavor, Giedrė has over 600 articles under her belt and hopes for twice as much (fingers crossed - half of them are about cats).

What do you think ?

Bluebell Rizzi 5 years ago

I must admit, my mind went straight in the gutter

54points

ƒιѕн 5 years ago

Same

6points

Load More Replies...

Tracy Potter 5 years ago

This is really cool. I would love to see what it looks like after cats have been on it (after all, it is really hard to keep them off of most furniture).

32points

Kasey Earls 5 years ago

Yes, little kitty paw prints!

19points

Load More Replies...

Daria B 5 years ago

Just fat circles. Nothing to see here. ^_-

7points

Magpie 5 years ago

We are talking about cats here? yes? ... they would not go on it. Because you want them to, they wont.

4points

meow point1 5 years ago

I thought the same!

1point

Vex Boxx 5 years ago

Yeah, I remember Hypercolor shirts and shorts. Let's not.

23points

D. Pitbull 5 years ago

BWHAAHAHA... I remember those too!!! Even though I was a kid I was thinking 'Are you. INSANE? Don't we all use anti-perspirant EXACTLY so this kind of stuff would NOT happen?'

8points

Load More Replies...

Load More Comments

Bluebell Rizzi 5 years ago

I must admit, my mind went straight in the gutter

54points

ƒιѕн 5 years ago

Same

6points

Load More Replies...

Tracy Potter 5 years ago

This is really cool. I would love to see what it looks like after cats have been on it (after all, it is really hard to keep them off of most furniture).

32points

Kasey Earls 5 years ago

Yes, little kitty paw prints!

19points

Load More Replies...

Daria B 5 years ago

Just fat circles. Nothing to see here. ^_-

7points

Magpie 5 years ago

We are talking about cats here? yes? ... they would not go on it. Because you want them to, they wont.

4points

meow point1 5 years ago

I thought the same!

1point

Vex Boxx 5 years ago

Yeah, I remember Hypercolor shirts and shorts. Let's not.

23points

D. Pitbull 5 years ago

BWHAAHAHA... I remember those too!!! Even though I was a kid I was thinking 'Are you. INSANE? Don't we all use anti-perspirant EXACTLY so this kind of stuff would NOT happen?'

8points

Load More Replies...

Load More Comments

You May Like

30 Of The Most Hilarious Memes And Jokes About All Things Programming And Computer Science (Best Of All Time)

Mindaugas Balčiauskas

Funny And Creative Design Ideas For Everybody Who's Obsessed With T-Shirts

Taura Šitkauskaitė

Back to Homepage

More about Funny

Related on Bored Panda

Related on Bored Panda

Trending on Bored Panda

Also on Bored Panda