The aftermath of Valentines Day in The Break Room. Picture: Instagram
HAD a really bad day at work, a fight with your partner or just feeling like you have a lot of built up anger?
Well now you can deal with it by smashing crockery with a baseball bat.
It may seem crazy, but that’s kind of the point of a new Melbourne spot that gives you permission to break all the plates and cups you want and it’s surprisingly therapeutic.
Ed Hunter opened The Break Room about a month ago after he heard the idea on a podcast.
“It just stuck with me,” he said.
“A level of it is therapeutic but it’s more of an outlet for aggression.
“It’s a bit of a flippant activity and also a bit of a luxury. It’s not every day you get to smash crockery and get that adrenaline rush and work up a sweat.”
Mr Hunter said The Break Room was designed to give people an outlet similar to the gym.
Gemma Lloyd recently tested it out after splitting from her partner.
“It was a great release. I think it was therapeutic,” she said.
“Afterwards I felt really high and a massive kind of endorphin rush.”
Ms Lloyd said The Break Room made her feel like she could break the rules.
“You’re just not allowed to do that kind of thing. But this is a safe way of doing it, you’re not going to get arrested and you pay for the privilege,” she said.
“It’s a pretty good way to relax and escape from everything.”
Ms Lloyd said tiny shards of glass cutting through the air and the shattering sound made The Break Room most satisfying.
The baseball bats given to those wanting to test their swing up against some glassware are painted pink and there’s quite an interesting reason as to why.
“We were researching this business and came across some things about aggression,” Mr Hunter said.
“One thing we found was in the US prison system, some cells with really violent inmates were painted a Baker Miller pink. It was found the number of violent acts within the prison dropped dramatically after that because the colour had a calming affect so we thought we’d do the same.”
You can’t take your own fragile objects to The Break Room but you do get six plates, six wine glasses, six cups and a carafe.
Mr Hunter said the carafe, a tall glass jug, had definitely been a crowd pleaser.
“The plates are a close second,” he said.
People who have given The Break Room a go have all had different techniques.
Mr Hunter said some, like him, liked to smash things one by one while others stacked glassware for “maximum destruction”.
Some smash the plates on the ground Greek wedding style while others hurl them towards the wall like a frisbee.
The Break Room is currently behind the Kines Cafe in Brunswick but Mr Hunter said they planed to move around Melbourne.
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