Before you get completely appalled at the very idea of a “euthanasia coaster,” understand where creator Julijonas Urbonas was coming from. He knew fully well it would never be built, but wanted to create a way to kill terminally ill people, in his words, “humanely with elegance and euphoria.” Thus, he envisioned the “euthanasia coaster.” Not to be confused with this beast we talked about some months back.
How it works is simple:
The first plunge of 500 meters helps you build enough kinetic energy to propel you through the sequence of loops. To do so would exert 10Gs of force on your body, pushing all the blood to your lower extremities and out of your brain. This sensation is known to produce a feeling of euphoria, which would carry its rider into a gentle, eternal sleep by the ride’s end.
This is also the same man who invented a “domestic earthquake generator,” so we may just have someone who thinks FAR outside of the box on our hands here. In other words, there’s no need to worry that one of these “euthanasia coasters” will be popping up at the Six Flags closest to you anytime soon. Regardless, it’s a brave way to spark a discussion about a subject that is normally taboo and tough to breach.
Via RYOT