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The Euthanasia Coaster is a hypothetical steel roller coaster designed to kill its passengers.^[1] In 2010, it was designed and made into a scale model by Lithuanian artist Julijonas Urbonas, a PhD candidate at the Royal College of Art in London. Urbonas, who has worked at an amusement park, stated that the goal of his concept roller coaster is to take lives 'with elegance and euphoria'.^[2] As for practical applications of his design, Urbonas mentioned 'euthanasia' or 'execution'.^[3] John Allen, who served as president of the Philadelphia Toboggan Company, inspired Urbonas with his description of the 'ultimate' roller coaster as one that 'sends out 24 people and they all come back dead'.^[4]

Aug 14, 2011  So.yeah, one day out of boredom, a completely soulless park owner decided it'd be funny to trap all his guests inside his park, systematically corral them.

Design[edit]

The concept design of the layout begins with a steep-angled lift to the 510-metre (1,670 ft) top, which would take two minutes for the train to reach. Any passengers that wished to get off could then do so.^[3] From there, a 500-metre (1,600 ft) drop would take the train to 360 kilometres per hour (220 mph), close to its terminal velocity, before flattening out and speeding into the first of its seven slightly clothoidinversions.^[3] Each inversion would have a smaller diameter than the one before in order to maintain the lethal 10 g to passengers while the train loses speed. After a sharp right-hand turn the train would enter a straight, where unloading of corpses and loading of new passengers could take place.^[3]

Mechanism of action[edit]

The Euthanasia Coaster would kill its passengers through prolonged cerebral hypoxia, or insufficient supply of oxygen to the brain.^[1] The ride's seven inversions would inflict 10 g on its passengers for 60 seconds – causing g-force related symptoms starting with gray out through tunnel vision to black out and eventually g-LOC (g-force induced loss of consciousness).^[3] Subsequent inversions or another run of the coaster would serve as insurance against unintentional survival of passengers.^[3]

Exhibition[edit]

Urbonas' concept drew media attention when shown as part of the HUMAN+ display at the Science Gallery in Dublin from April through June 2011.^[1] The display, designated as its 2011 'flagship exhibition' by the Science Gallery,^[5] aims to show the future of humans and technology.^[6] Within this theme, the Euthanasia Coaster highlights the issues that come with life extension.^[7] The item was also displayed at HUMAN+ exhibit at Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona in 2015.^[8]

Popular culture[edit]

In 2013, Norwegian rock group Major Parkinson released 'Euthanasia Roller Coaster', a digital single with lyrics alluding to Urbonas' Euthanasia Coaster.^[9]

Lavie Tidhar's short story 'Vladimir Chong Chooses to Die' incorporates Urbonas' Euthanasia Coaster into the ending.^[10]

Glenn Paton’s short film H Positive explores the motivations of a wealthy man who, upon discovering that he is dying, commissions an architect to build a Euthanasia Coaster identical to Urbonas' design. Although Urbonas is not mentioned during the film, the end credits affirm that the film was based on Urbonas' project.^[11]

References[edit]

1. ^ ^abcSolon, Olivia (6 April 2011). 'The Future of the Human Species Explored'. WIRED Science. Condé Nast Publications. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
2. ^Lamar, Cyriaqe (18 April 2011). 'The Euthanasia Coaster, the Last Roller Coaster You'll Ever Ride'. Gawker Media. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
3. ^ ^abcdef'Euthanasia Coaster'. 2 October 2010. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
4. ^'A Rollercoaster Designed to Kill Humanely'. DesignTaxi. Halls Create Arts Pte Ltd. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
5. ^'HUMAN+ The Future of Our Species'. Trinity College Dublin. 1 February 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
6. ^Sheridan, Cormac (15 April 2011). 'HUMAN+ Forecasting Our Future'. NewScientist Culturelab. Reed Business Information Ltd. Archived from the original on 18 April 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
7. ^Gorman, Michael John (22 April 2011). 'HUMAN+ explores the technologically enhanced future of our species'. Notes and Theories: Dispatches from the Science Desk. Guardian News and Media Ltd. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
8. ^'Human+'. CCCB. CCCB. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
9. ^'Major Parkinson er tilbake' Bergensavisen. Bergensavisen AS 23 July 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013
10. ^[1] Analog Science Fiction and Fact –September 2014 – Vol. CXXXIV No. 9
11. ^Hart, Matthew (5 April 2016). 'Dark Short Film Shows Off Theoretical Suicide Roller Coaster'. Nerdist Industries. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.

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