The Torpedo Proof Chair

Mom, I think your chairs in the sunroom are a knock-off version of an insanely sturdy chair that was created in war time.  I recently discovered that in the 1940′s  Wilton C. Dinges designed an aluminum chair for the U.S. Navy that was “fireproof, waterproof, lightweight and strong enough to survive a torpedo blast.”  You can hear or read the story on 99% Invisible.