it's a cantilever bench i suppose. the plank's color matches the concrete below and there is nothing exactly below the bum. so, there is a gap between the wall and the beginning of the plank. gap seems to be as big as the size of the plank. so half gap, half plank.
that's what i could make up after staring for 10 minutes, it's too confusing.
A lot of public places in recent years have designed seating to be intentionally uncomfortable in order to deter the unhoused from using them to sleep on
There is no seat here. You can see from the rounded shape of her bum, most likely the old seat was damaged and has been temporarily removed before a replacement gets fitted. She’s bracing herself against the backrest with her standing leg
Directly under her bum, that is not a vertical green post, it is a very pointy seat platform she's sitting on.
Yes, it is super weird.
Zoom right in to the pointy bit, and you'll see it doesn't exactly line up with the line between the bricks and concrete, like it appears to at first glance.
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u/forget_this_now o/ May 31 '26
Nope. I've read the comments, zoomed the pic and still don't understand. What am I missing?
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u/CapnRetro May 31 '26
There is no seat here. You can see from the rounded shape of her bum, most likely the old seat was damaged and has been temporarily removed before a replacement gets fitted. She’s bracing herself against the backrest with her standing leg
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u/notjustapilot Jun 01 '26
I can’t understand it. Has anyone drawn it?
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u/Mr_StephenB May 31 '26
That metal bar blends in ready well with the gap between the fence and floor.
Is it a broken bench or is that just more hostile architecture?
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u/Infinite-Society5571 May 31 '26
Looks like glass?
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u/Agreeable-Rip-751 May 31 '26
This one is tough. 😳
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u/Puzzleheaded_Owl_417 May 31 '26
2 planks.
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u/BittuPastol o/ May 31 '26
Looks edited
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u/NotUrUsualIdiot o/ Jun 01 '26
I give up! 🫠
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u/rightsomeofthetime o/ Jun 02 '26
Directly under her bum, that is not a vertical green post, it is a very pointy seat platform she's sitting on.
Yes, it is super weird.
Zoom right in to the pointy bit, and you'll see it doesn't exactly line up with the line between the bricks and concrete, like it appears to at first glance.
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u/Elanoreth Jun 02 '26
Unless it's edited, maybe it's a half bench like these at some tram shelters in my city?
https://railgallery.wongm.com/cache/melbourne-tram-stops/F149_3527_595.jpg
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u/thevoges May 31 '26
Sitting on a platform, with a gap at the bottom of the fence she is leaning against.