Using Mac Pro on its side?

My first mac ever, the MacPro is due next Wednesday and I am wondering if it is possible to use it by turning it "on its side", ie, 90 degrees from its normal orientation.
Secondly, if that is possible, and I get a LCD monitor, could I place the monitor on "top" of the MacPro in this orientation".
Am concerned about air flow, etc, and sure don't want to do anything that would hurt the operation of my first Mac....

I may be a little nuts, but I thought perhaps it just might be more stable on its' side
They're pretty sturdy in their expected orientation. At 20+kg it'll take quite and effort to tip it over.
and the thought of a little grandchild "accidentally" bumping the MacPro over when I was not looking seemed like a reasonable apprehension
True, although one option is to screw a small bracket to the table to stop this from happening. I've see a couple of people do this for child-proofing (though not specifically for a Mac). Two small pieces of wood to size in an L-shape and four angled brackets and screws.
As for the optical drive try, in a vertical orientation (for the drive) there needs to be a little clip that extends over the discs to stop it falling out when inserting and ejecting it. Without that (it'll be part of the tray) it's not avisable. You could always swap the optical drive (or install a 2nd drive) with one that has this clip.

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