My work is mandating back-to-the-office, and I want to earn the respect of my coworkers, so I decided to pick up some office desk ornaments.

"Newton's cradle" or "bird which drinks water" really come off as "idle plaything" / "easily distractable" vibes. I heard about "Tenga" from a roommate who collects them, which are a series of silicon desk ornaments with strange geometric constructions.

I have to say, I do NOT understand the value for the money. Their "Geo" series are simply some geometric desk orbs which can be thrown around, but I was disappointed to find they're not a complete ball. They cheaped out, made it hollow, and added an opening.

But it gets worse. Their "Cup" series are entirely unusable as a drinking device, because it's open on BOTH ENDS. It does not even have the interesting geometry of the "Geo" series.

I think their very worst products have to be the "Tenga pocket". These are disposable desk ornaments meant for, what, emergencies? They have no structure and they just lay flat on your desk, like a strange business card. They're good for "one use", and I have no idea if that's meant to be a whole business day or what.

All in all, I wish I went with something like a magnet desk toy, or a really cool flashlight.