stackyFACTSWhen extreme wealth meets sheer physical limitation, historical engineering steps in.
When extreme wealth meets sheer physical limitation, historical engineering steps in. King Edward VII of Britain, notoriously heavy and incredibly promiscuous, required some mechanical assistance to maintain his lavish lifestyle in a Parisian brothel. He commissioned a heavily reinforced, highly specific 'siege d'amour' (love chair) designed perfectly to support his massive weight without crushing anyone beneath him. It remains a fascinatingly bizarre piece of royal carpentry.
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