Thanks to Stephanie Sandifer for bringing this to my attention – funny post from Hooked On Innovation. ” Depressed and no longer needed, the Student Desk ended its life by throwing itself into a giant wood-chipper block behind the school The Desk is survived by aged relatives like the pencil, the paper notebook (which is currently on life-support in a Santa Monica area hospital.) In lieu of flowerss, the Desk asks that you plant a tree in its honor for the wood that was used to make the desk and offer a donation…..”