Would you daily drive the Scorpion chair?! While we couldn't figure out how to adjust the monitor distance, the manufacturer sent over an email letting us know it actually is possible. Guess poor Elijah didn't need to be stuck with the "front row of the movie theater" experience after all...whoops.
@@KY_CPA it is surprisingly comfortable. Has lots of options as far as sitting positions. If you are over 6ft though your feet will hang off the end. I'm 5'9. It is awkward getting in and out of. I wouldn't recommend it as a daily though. Use it for games, but I would recommend a separate more traditional office chair and desk for work.
The startup i used to work in used a similar chair before to literally remote control forklifts in a warehouse so that was a very common situation for us
Elijah's enthusiasm for the scorpion chair is contagious! It's great to see him enjoying the perks of his job. Plus, the chair's design is both crazy and strangely captivating.
A single ultrawide monitor would definitely be the way to go for this IMO, a lot of the problems people mentioned were due to the triple-monitor setup (wobbliness and being too wide to see all at once).
not to mention the distance they had the monitors at was in fact adjustable bu moving the tail bit backwards giving u a nice extra distance, add to it a 32:9 odyssey g9 or ark and with extra space and less than triple display u're full set
It didn't look like the monitors were independently wobbling, it looked like it was the arm as a whole so using just 1 monitor might not solve that aspect.
As the designer of this chair, I would like to say that the screen, which can be adjusted forward and backward, is currently in the most forward position. 😂
does it not bother you that they point out so many flaws or oversights, but those flaws/oversights are just things they haven't bothered to read in the manual? Like the powerstrips, and thinking the table wasnt adjustable forward and back
@@jtestaccount2431 If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken, twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools... Your's is a scorpion chair and all its wonderful treasures. What's more? It'll tilt for you, my son
His character is really wholesome, I just can’t stand working with people who have two left hands and in his case even feet. Clumsy people annoy the heck out of me and I can’t understand why they can’t get it together for at least a few minutes.. I feel sorry about it, but it makes me angry
@@electronus97 oh no that’s bad, you shouldn’t be angry over something you can’t control. I do know it’s not the persons fault, I have ADHD and went through every possible treatment (including adderal) since I was six years old. I still struggle with some things over 2.5 decades later. So I totally get it, it’s usually not your fault not being able to concentrate on something, so don’t be to hard on yourself. I would never scold a person for that, I just get annoyed inside myself. Edit: autocorrect
I love Elijah's reaction. He was so happy to win this thing. I love his humour so much. He's so funny. We should see more of him in these types of videos.
#1 VERY pleased the person MOST excited for it got it. #2 I would LOVE to see what it's like running this thing! I wanna see what Elijah has to say about this, AFTER he's running it all day. Then a week. Then a month.
I'm sure Elijah is going to wake up each morning with a smile on his face knowing he is going to be sitting on the Scorpion chair at work all day long just like he had always fantasized!🎉😮😊
the extra distance linus said is actually possible, yes its not doable on the fly but it can be adjusted by moving the lats bit of the tail full backwards, add to it a g9 or ark and u're set with proper distance (but yea its a bit gimmicky ofc)
I'm pleasantly surprised that everyone said the chair is actually really comfortable. It's good that in the pursuit of the ultimate gaming chair the company didn't forget the chair part.
I think every chair is surprisingly comfortable when you first buy it. That's the padding. Give it 2 months to form/deform and then you can tell whether it's built for comfort or for being replaced.
@@psilynt1 that's the issue with "gaming" chairs, wow so comfortable until the padding depresses and then it's to the doctors for your new case of hemaroids
Went to a museum today, where there was an exposition about thrones and the history of them. At the end there was an 'future of thrones' section. And that's where this sting was placed. Funny. I also felt a lame claim to fame lol
@@FaZekiller-qe3ufThere’s a big thing among US right-wingers where they blame everything on “diversity hires”. Not sure how it’s being applied here though.
@@Naazon A delivery carrier left a package containing a very nice pair of binoculars at the end of my driveway, right by the mailbox. That one was about the size of... a pair of binoculars.
I remember reading a rather cheesy sci-fi book some years back, and the whole elite NSA hacking team had "scorpion workstations" that were described exactly like that. Wonder if there was some inspiration there.
The MWE emperor chair is similar, made in Canada. Poetic Technologies also made a chair which had a base which rotated with the sun for use if you had a window behind you
Ya, I love how top heavy and prone to tipping over it is. This is moving the industry forward and definitely not weird late stage capitalism popping in to say hola.
You may have just finally found a way to tempt me into floatplane. I've been loving Elijah's appearances and totally want to see his daily drive experience with the chair.
I ordered the next model up from that when I was drunk. Telling the wife in the morning was fun, and I wish I'd gone for the Scorpion, as you can't adjust the display distance on the IW-R1Imperatorworks.
11:55 is a pretty easy fix. You can either just keep it tight enough to hold an angle, but you can force move it....or swap the bolt with whatever quick release style fits.
Those monitors seem way too close. And the chair isolates you from people. Maybe Dan would like it as it would be exponentially harder for people to ask him for help when he is trapped in this monstrosity 😂
There is a podcast called H3 Podcast, their Producer is called Dan. Ethan the host of the Podcast bought Dan the 5 Monitor version for this Scorpion chair and he set in it for like a year as a joke
I think to solve the FOV problem is to just get one big curved monitor and then you don't have a bezel in between creating a bigger immersion feeling. Overall it looks pretty shaweet
One thing I will mention - as a bigger guy myself, I feel much more comfortable in chairs that recline well. It takes a lot of weight off of my back to be able to recline around a 30-40 degree angle. Something like this is a bit annoying to get into as a fat dude, but after you are in it, the experience would likely be fantastic and not only that, getting to rest your arms on some actually wide and relatively comfortable looking arm rests is incredible. Linus, get ready to see Elijah's productivity shoot through the roof, because that's gonna make working an absolute dream.
For my flight sim rig... I bought the cheapest racing rig on the auction site I could find because it was cheaper than buying all the square tubing. Then I modified almost everything about it LOL. I've yet to find anything like this that works out of box. But I suppose for most people some assembly required doesn't usually include the MIG welder, band saw, taps, dies, additional metal, grinder, sander, drill press. It really is the only way to get one that fits you perfect... for this I would probably be cutting up and modifying the screen mount to make it both adjustable and further out.
Maybe a solution for the keyboard/mouse tray angle while fully reclined, you could add an additional axis of movement for a steeper angle. Then, to prevent the keyboard from sliding off of the tray, you could implement holes for the stands on the rear of the keyboard to be slotted into with a securing device below to lock the legs into place.
I've been using an electric recliner chair + height adjustable desk for years now, gives similar experience to something like this but imo less restrictive and can function in a conventional way when not reclined back.
I gotta say... that thing looks cool as hell. Didn't know what it was at first--it just looked like a really cool looking scorpion at first. Then I could see it was actually a chair. And finally I noticed the triple-screen setup. Truly overkill, but that is one of the coolest looking... *things*... I have seen in a long time.
These types of videos are my favorite. I bought the keymouse from one of these wire vids and it basically saved my career after acquiring some fun nerve pain in my arm. Thanks LTT!
THANK YOU THIS KEABOARD IS EVERYTHING IVE BEEN LOOKING FOR ALL KEYS BUT COMPACT LAYOUT; AND ITS AVAILABLE IN GERMAN AND IT LOOKS GOOD OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG I LOVE YOU THANK YOU LINUS
Working from home now, and as soon as I have a dedicated office that is all to myself I'm getting one. Three 27" monitors in tie-fighter configuration. Stoked to hear great things about the seat itself!
@@user9267 I've already got a nice desk setup with an aeron chair and a nice desk with the same monitor setup I mentioned. The ability to sit back at that angle and have the monitors follow the seat position blows a desk out of the water in my opinion.
look at what dan said about the scorpion chair on H3, he hated that thing, said it destroyed his back. There are other products like this, albeit not nearly as cool looking but I would consider other options.
@@JohnnyStauf It's still a terrible implementation of the idea, at least for the price. There are better options and if not, you can pay someone $500 to DIY a better option and still save money
@@user9267 ok, who do you know that will do the structure, motors, controllers, wiring, for $500? I would genuinely love to know. I work in manufacturing and I don't know a single professional in the Pacific Northwest who would even look at a project like this for $500. And honestly the scorpion chair itself is whatever, the IW-320 from Imperator Works (who actually makes the base unit that Cluvens is working from) is more the style I want anyways. Also, who's to say you couldnt get the unit, then take a nice office chair like my aeron and pull the seat off, then 3d print a carbon impregnated adapter bracket to swap in a better seat and back while retaining the rest of the functionality? Bracket would be maybe $40 to print at the local college maker space plus 10-15 in hardware, so not too bad. I dont understand why people want to yuck someone else's yum so often in the tech space.
I have the MWE Labs Emperor XT chair and it is much more sturdier than this "scorpion" chair, it also supports 3x 32" displays. I tossed out the original cables, they were cheap and had issues with blinking the displays. I also threw out and replaced the 2.1 audio system it comes with, again, it was cheap and sounded terrible. I put 7.1 surround sound on it (installed the sub inside the bottom of the chair) and swapped the seat with a Secret Labs chair. I modified the Secret Labs chair to have a SubPac inside the back rest so it sounds and feels amazing and immersive. I also threw out the tiny keyboard tray and replaced it with a carbon fiber tray with steel under supports. The only thing this chair has on the MWE Labs Emperor XT chair is the price, the Emperor XT chair starts at 5k and can go up with customizations, but again, the build quality puts this wobbly chair to shame. You should get one Linus and do a comparison.
on the H3Podcast they had this chair for years for the main producer Dan (whos a Fan and got the Screwdriver) but they eventually switched it because it was a nice gag but very uncomfortable
when you mentioned speakers. right at that moment, i couldnt help but notice the mounting holes about around your shoulder area, if these are on both sides, then thats where the sound goes billy.
i must say - you can use an HDMI output on your graphics card to run directly to a dolby atmos enabled (or not enabled) surround sound receiver and send full dolby atmos to it and use this with as many speakers as that receiver would allow you to use. I currently have a movable desk with a curved Samsung 32 G8 on an Arcam 5.2.4 setup. I have an 77" LG C2 OLED on the wall which I can use if i either position my monitor in a different place or move the entire desk out of the way. Granted, this scorpion setup would probably be your only means of viewing, but - the option for the audio is still there.
You should try the (made in Canada) version of this thing from MWE lab. It also looks much less ridiculous without the whole scorpion deal, and is supposedly a good deal more sturdy.
I have this chair. Bought it a year and a half ago. I love it! But assembly is a pain in the ***, and good luck trying to move it up the stairs (took me 6 months to get that done!). With 5 monitors it was a great productivity workhorse, but I just swapped out the bottom 3 monitors for a single 49" ultrawide - now it's wonderful for gaming! Anyway, the biggest con: It may scare the people who come into your house.
I’m so glad someone actually did a review on this product it’s been on my wish list for years and I’ve been skeptical about buying it waiting around for revisions and improved versions to release to show they didn’t just make a one and done but actually are actively trying to make it better as time passes although I’ve really seen no changes being made over the years. I may just have to get my hands on this and make the necessary revisions myself and I may even make it a video this way others can address the issues them selfs as well making this worth buying rather than buying and regretting it.
Dan from the H3 podcast had one of these for like 2-3 years and hates it by the end. All the sharp corners are pretty annoying and by the end of hit he said he was basically just sitting on the metal and it caused tonnes of back pain
@@sexy_koala_juice yeah I could see that being an issue some changes I had in mind was rolling the corners to round them a bit. Cable management for sure. Bracket bracing for the monitors. Proper installation of RGB led strips. Changing the foam from that high density foam to a gel infused memory foam with a dense foam base. Just off the top of my head to name a few things I’d change
Yasss, that keyboard was actually exactly the form factor I have been looking for and the little display looks like fun, hopefully can get it hooked up to iCue. Have kept consistently missing all the group buys on 94+ size keyboards cos they are so rare and are sold out so quickly its nice to finally get the timing right on a nice looking mech kb. Ty Linus!
I have this keeb, the screen is only approachable from the Epomaker software, and can only show date in the year-month-day format (so you have to set your pc to that to sync it), outside world temperature, and a very scuffed cpu activity monitor that shows 00% in Cinebench (presumably 100%) and anywhere between 2 and 5% in gaming. The outside world temp also does not handle negatives well, showing a garbled mess once you go into negative celsius. Furthermore, if you intend to use it wired 24/7, the bright-green battery LED does not turn off, resulting in a fair bit of light spillage near the 4/enter keys. But at least you can show pretty much any gif you want on it.
Just looking at it, you can clearly see the standard parallelogram used for adjustments in the video (18:20). Not sure how they missed that. I feel like since that is the only major downside (aside from cost, size, shape, etc), someone needs to make an addendum.
I wasn't expecting to start a linus video with portuguese audio! I'm sure that's highly appreciated for those who doesn't speak English as well, funny thing is that I learned lots of English watching those videos.
I have a medical condition where unless my joints are supposed, they dislocate, so once I eventually have the disposable income for one of these, I'll definitely be getting one. Limiting my constant pain will significantly improve my work efficiency and quality of life. The only hurdle is the cost, if that wasn't a factor I'd have one already.
Despite the style/space issues, I feel like the value proposition of this chair/thing really is there. When you get to having the kind of computer that can support this kind of thing, the chair isn't that far out in price, and it does seem to have most of all the things you'd really want it to have.
19:12 I actually appreciate that you put the names in the credits, maybe it's a thing I didn't notice before but that's pretty good. And I don't mean the ECC Squad only but the LTT employees too.
Would you daily drive the Scorpion chair?!
While we couldn't figure out how to adjust the monitor distance, the manufacturer sent over an email letting us know it actually is possible. Guess poor Elijah didn't need to be stuck with the "front row of the movie theater" experience after all...whoops.
I literally do own one. not my daily though
Yes and if you think of it as a desk replacement as well the price is not nearly as bad
@@geoffreyporter530 How do you like it? I'm considering one for my daily work computer too. Comfy for long stretches? Easy to type in?
@@KY_CPA it is surprisingly comfortable. Has lots of options as far as sitting positions. If you are over 6ft though your feet will hang off the end. I'm 5'9. It is awkward getting in and out of. I wouldn't recommend it as a daily though. Use it for games, but I would recommend a separate more traditional office chair and desk for work.
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Imagine working your job in a warehouse managing inventory, while 10 meters behind you a canadian is unpacking his scorpion-chair.
Or walking into an office area and one of the team members is rocking this as their setup! 😂
@@ajbp95 i would love to see this in a beige and boring office building
First time I've laughed out loud at a comment in ages. This got me. Realising the specificness of this situation XD
*short canadian
The startup i used to work in used a similar chair before to literally remote control forklifts in a warehouse so that was a very common situation for us
I like how they give the chair with all the pointy and pokey bits to the most accident prone member of the LTT team.
They are trying to kill this man at this point. Next they’re gonna have him unbox bear traps
@@illpunchyouintheface9094 Floatplane Exclusive, of course
Lmao, maybe Linus won’t have the highest percentage of injury forms anymore
Who, Linus or Elijah? 1 and 2 anyway
But he has the helmet... its fine
Elijah's enthusiasm for the scorpion chair is contagious! It's great to see him enjoying the perks of his job. Plus, the chair's design is both crazy and strangely captivating.
genuinely lol'd when linus dropped the access panel on his face at 7:47
The products finally fight back after so many years of tolerating Linus' abusive dropping
It’s already a gif on my discord.
I can say with confidence i'll re-see this Linus Drop Tips in the future in a compilation of Linus dropping stuff 🤣
@@jswbr Come on, where's the link!?
me too
Elijah being excited like a little kid that just got a new toy is sooo wholesome. He definitely deserves it after falling off of those stairs.
And the multitude of other injuries he sustained in just that one episode lol
He's basically JP from Grandma's Boy now. He's gonna have to blast techno anytime he's at the desk and ride a segway around the office.
That man is _peak_ teddy bear energy and I am absolutely here for it!
I'm sure with all the sharp edges on that thing there will be no further injuries while getting in and out of his chair😂
The first aid kit better close at hand
A single ultrawide monitor would definitely be the way to go for this IMO, a lot of the problems people mentioned were due to the triple-monitor setup (wobbliness and being too wide to see all at once).
I didn’t even think about that, definitely
not to mention the distance they had the monitors at was in fact adjustable bu moving the tail bit backwards giving u a nice extra distance, add to it a 32:9 odyssey g9 or ark and with extra space and less than triple display u're full set
It didn't look like the monitors were independently wobbling, it looked like it was the arm as a whole so using just 1 monitor might not solve that aspect.
@@Hagop64 Having less weight hanging off the end of the arm will help with the wobble, that's more what I was getting at.
Or just slightly smaller monitors may also improve things.
The "Screw it, I'm not getting married anyway..." throne
Giga chads final form
Linus is married😊
@@spencershomaker8980 That just makes this comment even funnier.
FURRY~ UwU
I would buy a few more GPUs, instead of that contraption. If I have too much money I'll buy Nvidia H100.
As the designer of this chair, I would like to say that the screen, which can be adjusted forward and backward, is currently in the most forward position.
😂
does it not bother you that they point out so many flaws or oversights, but those flaws/oversights are just things they haven't bothered to read in the manual? Like the powerstrips, and thinking the table wasnt adjustable forward and back
@@jtestaccount2431 If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken, twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools... Your's is a scorpion chair and all its wonderful treasures. What's more? It'll tilt for you, my son
Typical LTT 🤣@@jtestaccount2431
Awesome design brother.
what about the cupholder
Elijah is the perfect person to test something crazy like this long term. He's been an awesome addition to the channel.
Elijah maxed out Charisma on his character sheet.
His character is really wholesome, I just can’t stand working with people who have two left hands and in his case even feet.
Clumsy people annoy the heck out of me and I can’t understand why they can’t get it together for at least a few minutes..
I feel sorry about it, but it makes me angry
@@rolux4853sort your life out
@@rolux4853 well if it helps as someone who is very clumsy it makes me angry too. lol
@@electronus97 oh no that’s bad, you shouldn’t be angry over something you can’t control.
I do know it’s not the persons fault, I have ADHD and went through every possible treatment (including adderal) since I was six years old.
I still struggle with some things over 2.5 decades later.
So I totally get it, it’s usually not your fault not being able to concentrate on something, so don’t be to hard on yourself.
I would never scold a person for that, I just get annoyed inside myself.
Edit: autocorrect
I love Elijah's reaction. He was so happy to win this thing. I love his humour so much. He's so funny. We should see more of him in these types of videos.
im glad he won was cheerin for him to win during rps lol
We need him on channel superfun,
He will replace Linus soon
Oh , wait you mean - what ? I thought ... oh fuck - how do i explain it to my wife o.o
#1 VERY pleased the person MOST excited for it got it.
#2 I would LOVE to see what it's like running this thing! I wanna see what Elijah has to say about this, AFTER he's running it all day. Then a week. Then a month.
Turns out he must have not loved it too much since it was sold off in a recent video, lol.
"Linus rides extremely large scorpion"
I just realized Linus is probably small enough to ride a real normal sized one.
That’s what I was thinking! 😂
Bruh
Wild
More like Clash of the Titans....
😭😭
I think it finally sunk in for Elijah, just _who the fuck he works for._
That was so hilariously wholesome, nice work guys!
What does that even mean?
Right?! Dude thought the whole thing was a bit and Linus is like yea dude, you get the chair xD
@dposcuro
@@savagepro9060pretty sure it's 2 different sentences bro
@@ayoni02 figurative speech much?
"Scorpion gaming cockpit" Sounds like something that will be very effective at protecting you from interacting with women.
I love how Elijah’s title updates from “Junior Writer” to “Concussion Enjoyer”
Concussion Enthusiast*
I'm sure Elijah is going to wake up each morning with a smile on his face knowing he is going to be sitting on the Scorpion chair at work all day long just like he had always fantasized!🎉😮😊
Seems comfortable enough to sleep actually.
I saw a Russian keyboard wherein each key was a mini LCD/LED video monitor. You can program each key with a different icon/symbol. So cool!
I think pairing this with something like the Samsung g9 would be really nice, triple 4k monitors that close seemed like the worst part.
Nah ARK would be good, a literal TV sized monitor
it has multiple adjustments operated hydraulically so you get to customize your viewing distance and angle by moving the tail around
the extra distance linus said is actually possible, yes its not doable on the fly but it can be adjusted by moving the lats bit of the tail full backwards, add to it a g9 or ark and u're set with proper distance (but yea its a bit gimmicky ofc)
The 57 inch version would rock in that. I have the 49 inch and would love the extra height.
hell I'm visually impaired and sit closer to my monitors than most and even I think those are a bit to close.
I love the panel falling onto Linus at 7:47
Already one of the best drops of the year
@@lahoguera_ yeah... it's either him dropping stuff on the floor, table, etc. or him dropping stuff on himself... pure gold 😆🤣
if you dont see a pattern in last couple of hundreds of videos it is really a surprise
1:50 *professional unpackaging technician, do not attempt* i am enjoying watching it
I'm pleasantly surprised that everyone said the chair is actually really comfortable. It's good that in the pursuit of the ultimate gaming chair the company didn't forget the chair part.
I think every chair is surprisingly comfortable when you first buy it. That's the padding. Give it 2 months to form/deform and then you can tell whether it's built for comfort or for being replaced.
@@psilynt1 that's the issue with "gaming" chairs, wow so comfortable until the padding depresses and then it's to the doctors for your new case of hemaroids
15:40 that's got to feel so good on the back to be honest.
the producer of the h3 podcast sat in this chair for over a year as a bit and said it fucked up his back really bad
"Bubble wrap output of a small nation" get this man more screentime 😂
Went to a museum today, where there was an exposition about thrones and the history of them. At the end there was an 'future of thrones' section. And that's where this sting was placed. Funny.
I also felt a lame claim to fame lol
Huge respect to LTT for hiring this guy who can speak C++.
@@mjhcstawhat?
can that guy actually not speak or he just mostly doesn't speak in general
@@FaZekiller-qe3ufThere’s a big thing among US right-wingers where they blame everything on “diversity hires”. Not sure how it’s being applied here though.
@@slightly_techy I'm pretty sure there was a video where he spoke. I assume he just prefers to not talk in videos.
How about us Java and C# peeps. At least we put cookies in coffee and have 20/20 vision.
Imagine producing 3+ hour podcasts in that chair 4 times a week 🥰
No one does it like Dan!
they need to give this to the WAN show producer Dan.
@@VanSanProductionspassing the scorpion down to the other Dan
The queen!
Can't do anything wrong!
Finally, YAY, Thank you Linus, I remember I asked for this when you made a video about another gaming cockpit.
I hate when people leave expensive stuff in my driveway
L😊
Same but on their's
Its not like someone is going to just pick it up and run away?
@@Naazon A delivery carrier left a package containing a very nice pair of binoculars at the end of my driveway, right by the mailbox. That one was about the size of... a pair of binoculars.
*on the curb at the end of your driveway
Lol Dan, the producer of the H3 Podcast used one of these for years and they recently retired it because it was too uncomfortable.
🦶🪖
Came here to say this haha
Yet he used it for years 😅
@@munoobinater403years of constant complaining
@@munoobinater403when you got your boss to spend 5 k on it you better use it for a while.
Warms my heart to see the "most replayed bit of this video not be an ad for once, but Linus dropping a panel on his face lol
The pinnacle of happiness is working on this random stuff with Linus and experiencing funny tech stuff , cant imagine a better job
Elijah's wholesomeness not believing he would actually be able to keep it 💖💖
@1:40 you forgot to say "that's what she said!!!" I'll be here all evening everybody, ty and good night. 😂😂😂
Exactly what I was thinking when he said that! 🤣🤣
I remember reading a rather cheesy sci-fi book some years back, and the whole elite NSA hacking team had "scorpion workstations" that were described exactly like that. Wonder if there was some inspiration there.
These chairs remind me of the chairs from The Expanse.
I remember a german YA novel like that (Ralf Isau "Das Netz der Schattenspiele")
It looks like the bike General Grievous drove 😂
Nah
it looks like the TSMEU-6 if you really squint your eyes or have really bad eye sight
more like a DroidDeka from the Prequel movies.... Master! Destroyers!....
@@robertrussell203 literally word-for-word what I was going to say! 🤣🤣🤣
The MWE emperor chair is similar, made in Canada. Poetic Technologies also made a chair which had a base which rotated with the sun for use if you had a window behind you
This was seriously some bonkers tech! It's crazy how outlandishly designed yet strangely compelling these chair setups can be.
Yea outlandish. 👀 it’s literally an accident hazard
yeah good luck going crosseyed and blind from this, especially the sharp parts that basically can impail you
@slowlanegamer how so?
Ya, I love how top heavy and prone to tipping over it is. This is moving the industry forward and definitely not weird late stage capitalism popping in to say hola.
this isnt even any crazy tech,.... i seen the same chair style 10+ years ago...
You may have just finally found a way to tempt me into floatplane. I've been loving Elijah's appearances and totally want to see his daily drive experience with the chair.
He also gets to play with the hard drive crusher. Floatplaners are pretty nice people (unless you do the 'first' thing)
I ordered the next model up from that when I was drunk. Telling the wife in the morning was fun, and I wish I'd gone for the Scorpion, as you can't adjust the display distance on the IW-R1Imperatorworks.
The genuine excitement that came from, "Wait...I get to keep this thing?! I thought it was theoretical" lmfao
the plate covering the power bar falling on Linus's face was far more entertaining than it had any business being.
That 😂😂had me laughing so loud
11:55 is a pretty easy fix. You can either just keep it tight enough to hold an angle, but you can force move it....or swap the bolt with whatever quick release style fits.
H3 Podcast used to have a scorpion chair. Apparently it was hurting their producers back so they stopped using it.
Yes, poor Dan suffered in silence for like a year before he let on how much it was hurting him so they gave him a regular chair to use.
3:03 "What message?" That I have the money to do whatever the fuck I want😂😂
glad to see linus is still killin it, never stop making videos please
The things i’d do to have someone leave this in my driveway..
watch the vid first maite
*neighbor's driveway
The things I'd do to someone leaving this in my driveway. In Minecraft ofc.
@@Sol4rOnYtwhy? It's not like he even assumed anything about the video. Just made a kinda funny comment aboutw wanting one
@@olutukko2681 it's an npc comment
Of course it’s Elijah that’s gonna end up daily driving this thing hahaha. Looking forward to that floatplane video
How long the insurance policy allowed him to use the chair?
I think that is the first floatplane exclusive that would tempt me to sign up.
14:21 When I first heard it, I understood Elijah asking "How do you get injured". Had to laugh 😂
Those monitors seem way too close. And the chair isolates you from people. Maybe Dan would like it as it would be exponentially harder for people to ask him for help when he is trapped in this monstrosity 😂
There is a podcast called H3 Podcast, their Producer is called Dan. Ethan the host of the Podcast bought Dan the 5 Monitor version for this Scorpion chair and he set in it for like a year as a joke
feel like he would hate it because he would have to run off just as much but now he has to get in and out of the chair, as a tall person no less lol.
Monitor distance and angle is adjustable… they don’t know this point
I think to solve the FOV problem is to just get one big curved monitor and then you don't have a bezel in between creating a bigger immersion feeling. Overall it looks pretty shaweet
One thing I will mention - as a bigger guy myself, I feel much more comfortable in chairs that recline well. It takes a lot of weight off of my back to be able to recline around a 30-40 degree angle. Something like this is a bit annoying to get into as a fat dude, but after you are in it, the experience would likely be fantastic and not only that, getting to rest your arms on some actually wide and relatively comfortable looking arm rests is incredible.
Linus, get ready to see Elijah's productivity shoot through the roof, because that's gonna make working an absolute dream.
For my flight sim rig... I bought the cheapest racing rig on the auction site I could find because it was cheaper than buying all the square tubing. Then I modified almost everything about it LOL. I've yet to find anything like this that works out of box. But I suppose for most people some assembly required doesn't usually include the MIG welder, band saw, taps, dies, additional metal, grinder, sander, drill press. It really is the only way to get one that fits you perfect... for this I would probably be cutting up and modifying the screen mount to make it both adjustable and further out.
Link your setup or something.
I lost it when he casually said “I wonder how many of the injury reports are me” 😂😂😂
According to Alex on floatplane, a lot of them.
Im really happy that the guy won the chair he seemed like he would actually really enjoy it! cool stuff
7:47 linus drop tips 🤣
🤣😂😂
I just clicked on the timestamp, not knowing where it would go and laughed as hard as I did the first time.
linus drop things, onto himself!
1:16 - As a mountain biker, I winced when you tapped the handlebars on that fella. Lol
Maybe a solution for the keyboard/mouse tray angle while fully reclined, you could add an additional axis of movement for a steeper angle. Then, to prevent the keyboard from sliding off of the tray, you could implement holes for the stands on the rear of the keyboard to be slotted into with a securing device below to lock the legs into place.
I've been using an electric recliner chair + height adjustable desk for years now, gives similar experience to something like this but imo less restrictive and can function in a conventional way when not reclined back.
Put Dan in it for WAN show and the H3 fans will lose their minds
I gotta say... that thing looks cool as hell. Didn't know what it was at first--it just looked like a really cool looking scorpion at first. Then I could see it was actually a chair. And finally I noticed the triple-screen setup. Truly overkill, but that is one of the coolest looking... *things*... I have seen in a long time.
These types of videos are my favorite. I bought the keymouse from one of these wire vids and it basically saved my career after acquiring some fun nerve pain in my arm. Thanks LTT!
Which vid was that, have problems are something that I need to avoid at all costs
Hold on.... Is this Dan from H3's scorpion chair ?
Was going to say that. H3H3 producers old chair
the Scorpion chair claims another victim
@@antoniskazou 😂 will its torment of humans ever end
Oh god.. I hope he’s alright 😬😅 7:48
looked like it stings...
Somehow I can picture Linus modifying this thing to make it move and walking around the office with it to freak his staff out.
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Much more Michele reeves than LTT
Nah... not Linus. Alex on the other hand...
With the engineering team, that's a real possiblity
But he will scare the sh!t out of the arachnophobes...
Have you aver watched more than one ltt video?
The look of panic on his face after winning at 18:39 is priceless haha
Bruh
As extravagant as it is absurd. That does look like a great chair to relive them old school arcade gaming booth experiences.
Linus becoming so aware of child safety Hazzards because he's a parent now is so wholesome 😂
Bro, he's been a parent for over a decade, I think his son is turning twelve this year
i wish my dad was interested in things I like so we could have a better relationship
His children are old enough that he doesn't need to care for child safety anymore
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tbh i see those claws as headphones stands/holders
7:48 that made a fantastic noise against your head. 1 point chair, 0 points Linus
THANK YOU THIS KEABOARD IS EVERYTHING IVE BEEN LOOKING FOR ALL KEYS BUT COMPACT LAYOUT; AND ITS AVAILABLE IN GERMAN AND IT LOOKS GOOD OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG I LOVE YOU THANK YOU LINUS
Working from home now, and as soon as I have a dedicated office that is all to myself I'm getting one. Three 27" monitors in tie-fighter configuration. Stoked to hear great things about the seat itself!
You could probably get a MUCH better experience for under $2000 with a better chair and monitor stands
@@user9267 I've already got a nice desk setup with an aeron chair and a nice desk with the same monitor setup I mentioned. The ability to sit back at that angle and have the monitors follow the seat position blows a desk out of the water in my opinion.
look at what dan said about the scorpion chair on H3, he hated that thing, said it destroyed his back. There are other products like this, albeit not nearly as cool looking but I would consider other options.
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It's still a terrible implementation of the idea, at least for the price. There are better options and if not, you can pay someone $500 to DIY a better option and still save money
@@user9267 ok, who do you know that will do the structure, motors, controllers, wiring, for $500? I would genuinely love to know. I work in manufacturing and I don't know a single professional in the Pacific Northwest who would even look at a project like this for $500. And honestly the scorpion chair itself is whatever, the IW-320 from Imperator Works (who actually makes the base unit that Cluvens is working from) is more the style I want anyways. Also, who's to say you couldnt get the unit, then take a nice office chair like my aeron and pull the seat off, then 3d print a carbon impregnated adapter bracket to swap in a better seat and back while retaining the rest of the functionality? Bracket would be maybe $40 to print at the local college maker space plus 10-15 in hardware, so not too bad. I dont understand why people want to yuck someone else's yum so often in the tech space.
8:31 I saw that one coming since Linus said "say something" and I still laughed way too much lmao
I have the MWE Labs Emperor XT chair and it is much more sturdier than this "scorpion" chair, it also supports 3x 32" displays. I tossed out the original cables, they were cheap and had issues with blinking the displays. I also threw out and replaced the 2.1 audio system it comes with, again, it was cheap and sounded terrible. I put 7.1 surround sound on it (installed the sub inside the bottom of the chair) and swapped the seat with a Secret Labs chair. I modified the Secret Labs chair to have a SubPac inside the back rest so it sounds and feels amazing and immersive. I also threw out the tiny keyboard tray and replaced it with a carbon fiber tray with steel under supports. The only thing this chair has on the MWE Labs Emperor XT chair is the price, the Emperor XT chair starts at 5k and can go up with customizations, but again, the build quality puts this wobbly chair to shame. You should get one Linus and do a comparison.
Dan the producer used this same chair for a year on H3 Podcast just for the memes. His back really hurt by the end!
on the H3Podcast they had this chair for years for the main producer Dan (whos a Fan and got the Screwdriver) but they eventually switched it because it was a nice gag but very uncomfortable
when you mentioned speakers. right at that moment, i couldnt help but notice the mounting holes about around your shoulder area, if these are on both sides, then thats where the sound goes billy.
Can't wait to hear what H3 has to say about this lol probly somethin like "its about f****** time"😂😂
i came looking for the h3 comments lol i hope they see and talk about this!
Should have just bought it secondhand from them
I seriously cannot wait for Elijah’s update video after using that thing as his workstation for six weeks.
i must say - you can use an HDMI output on your graphics card to run directly to a dolby atmos enabled (or not enabled) surround sound receiver and send full dolby atmos to it and use this with as many speakers as that receiver would allow you to use. I currently have a movable desk with a curved Samsung 32 G8 on an Arcam 5.2.4 setup. I have an 77" LG C2 OLED on the wall which I can use if i either position my monitor in a different place or move the entire desk out of the way. Granted, this scorpion setup would probably be your only means of viewing, but - the option for the audio is still there.
Real ones know that Dan from H3 used to use one of these as the command center
Only reason why I clicked. 🦶🪖☮❤
You should try the (made in Canada) version of this thing from MWE lab. It also looks much less ridiculous without the whole scorpion deal, and is supposedly a good deal more sturdy.
MWE is the inventor of this workstation. bit disappointed LTT chose to test this sad thing
As a Scorpio, no whole 🦂would be a deal breaker. The white cord on a black scorpion must be color matched at this price, or forget it, though.
I was waiting for the nice guy who helped unpack and set it up to sit in it at least once😕
I have this chair. Bought it a year and a half ago. I love it! But assembly is a pain in the ***, and good luck trying to move it up the stairs (took me 6 months to get that done!).
With 5 monitors it was a great productivity workhorse, but I just swapped out the bottom 3 monitors for a single 49" ultrawide - now it's wonderful for gaming!
Anyway, the biggest con: It may scare the people who come into your house.
That's definitely a pro
How much tho
What on earth do you do that you need 5 monitors?
@@jg97873 Multibox mmos
was gona say, go for a big single monitor vs 3.
16:16 - "Could you imagine if I brought this home to my wife? She would be so upset." *laughs*
Great moment :D
8:06 I’m like 90% sure it’s to hold a drink in the side or something
"The assembly video was only 3 minutes long, it can't be that hard"
Was it a stop motion like them Lego videos clicking together 🤣
I’m so glad someone actually did a review on this product it’s been on my wish list for years and I’ve been skeptical about buying it waiting around for revisions and improved versions to release to show they didn’t just make a one and done but actually are actively trying to make it better as time passes although I’ve really seen no changes being made over the years. I may just have to get my hands on this and make the necessary revisions myself and I may even make it a video this way others can address the issues them selfs as well making this worth buying rather than buying and regretting it.
Dan from the H3 podcast had one of these for like 2-3 years and hates it by the end. All the sharp corners are pretty annoying and by the end of hit he said he was basically just sitting on the metal and it caused tonnes of back pain
@@sexy_koala_juice yeah I could see that being an issue some changes I had in mind was rolling the corners to round them a bit. Cable management for sure. Bracket bracing for the monitors. Proper installation of RGB led strips. Changing the foam from that high density foam to a gel infused memory foam with a dense foam base. Just off the top of my head to name a few things I’d change
Look at the manitcore by the same company
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NAHHHHH fam the way those monitors were flailing around when y'all raised the tail had my heart flippin
Yasss, that keyboard was actually exactly the form factor I have been looking for and the little display looks like fun, hopefully can get it hooked up to iCue. Have kept consistently missing all the group buys on 94+ size keyboards cos they are so rare and are sold out so quickly its nice to finally get the timing right on a nice looking mech kb. Ty Linus!
I have this keeb, the screen is only approachable from the Epomaker software, and can only show date in the year-month-day format (so you have to set your pc to that to sync it), outside world temperature, and a very scuffed cpu activity monitor that shows 00% in Cinebench (presumably 100%) and anywhere between 2 and 5% in gaming. The outside world temp also does not handle negatives well, showing a garbled mess once you go into negative celsius. Furthermore, if you intend to use it wired 24/7, the bright-green battery LED does not turn off, resulting in a fair bit of light spillage near the 4/enter keys. But at least you can show pretty much any gif you want on it.
The screen mount is adjustable. They even show you how to do it on the product page.
Just looking at it, you can clearly see the standard parallelogram used for adjustments in the video (18:20). Not sure how they missed that. I feel like since that is the only major downside (aside from cost, size, shape, etc), someone needs to make an addendum.
This is one of the best videos on LTT since a long time.
1:57 phhhfft professional unpacking technician 💀
Would be really cool to see LTT do a DIY version of one of these chairs.
I wasn't expecting to start a linus video with portuguese audio! I'm sure that's highly appreciated for those who doesn't speak English as well, funny thing is that I learned lots of English watching those videos.
I think this chair is a good alternative to having a whole room just for your computer.
Alternative? lmao
This is the kind of chair that OGs that play NOD in Command and Conquer would use, you know who you are!! Peace Through Power!! 😉🥳
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I have a medical condition where unless my joints are supposed, they dislocate, so once I eventually have the disposable income for one of these, I'll definitely be getting one.
Limiting my constant pain will significantly improve my work efficiency and quality of life. The only hurdle is the cost, if that wasn't a factor I'd have one already.
Despite the style/space issues, I feel like the value proposition of this chair/thing really is there. When you get to having the kind of computer that can support this kind of thing, the chair isn't that far out in price, and it does seem to have most of all the things you'd really want it to have.
19:12 I actually appreciate that you put the names in the credits, maybe it's a thing I didn't notice before but that's pretty good. And I don't mean the ECC Squad only but the LTT employees too.
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I’m glad Elijah won he was the most excited about the chair
Dan is the queen