Post by syaoranvee on Sept 23, 2011 1:19:24 GMT -5
In the places where you are legally permitted to end your life - Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington - the process is very sterile. Medical staff inject those who wish to die with a poison cocktail designed to cause little or no pain and the person's life just ends. Julijonas Urbonas, a Lithuanian PhD candidate at London's Royal College of Art, wants to change that meaningless non-ceremony into a thrill ride. His idea is the "Euthanasia Coaster" which, after a climb of 1,600 feet, plummets a human body through a series of loops that produce 23 Gs of force. That much gravity prevents blood from flowing to the brain and the person dies, with a sense of euphoria.
The "Euthanasia Coaster is a hypothetic euthanasia machine in the form of a roller coaster, engineered to humanely - with elegance and euphoria - take the life of a human being," writes Urbonas, who has worked at an amusement park and is a big fan of roller coasters.
The coaster features a huge ascent - of the three minute ride, two is spent climbing the tower. At the top, the person riding in the car will have a chance to think about his life and the decision to end it. That's where the final decision will be made - only by pressing a button will the euthanasia recipient take the final plunge.
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www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/113226-Creepy-Rollercoaster-Will-Kill-You-with-Euphoria
The "Euthanasia Coaster is a hypothetic euthanasia machine in the form of a roller coaster, engineered to humanely - with elegance and euphoria - take the life of a human being," writes Urbonas, who has worked at an amusement park and is a big fan of roller coasters.
The coaster features a huge ascent - of the three minute ride, two is spent climbing the tower. At the top, the person riding in the car will have a chance to think about his life and the decision to end it. That's where the final decision will be made - only by pressing a button will the euthanasia recipient take the final plunge.
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www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/113226-Creepy-Rollercoaster-Will-Kill-You-with-Euphoria
So, who would press the button and throw up your arms and scream all the way down?
Also, safety testing would be a bitch.