The macabre concept of a 'euthanasia roller coaster' that thrills you... then kills you

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/ ^ | February 28 2012 | By JULIAN GAVAGHAN

[Para-Ord.45]

An engineer has come up with macabre rollercoaster concept where passengers are thrilled and then ‘killed’.

The chilling Euthanasia Coaster is a theoretical machine engineered to ‘humanely, with elegance and euphoria, take the life of a human being’.

It is designed to subject the rider to a series of unique experiences from euphoria to thrill and from tunnel vision to loss of consciousness.

When travelling at 100m/s, the passenger would then pass away following a lack of oxygen reaching the brain.

The surreal structure is the brainchild of Lithuanian engineer Julijonas Urbonas.

[WFTR]

This almost has to be a parody of some kind.

[Mike Darancette]

My idea of a last ride involves a good looking redhead woman.

[Nowhere Man]

If I was head of the CIA, KGB, Mossad, etc., that would be one more name I’d add to my target list. These people are nothing short of being vile.

[FreeAtlanta]

This almost has to be a parody of some kind.

If not, we have turned it into one.

These vile, evil people have to be stopped. We need to restore love and the dignity of holding onto life for every possible second without betraying God, then moving on to our maker with the knowledge that we fought hard.

[Albion Wilde]

That looks like a church potluck jello mold in the middle there -- from the days before the special-effects departments had computer graphics. LOL!!

[Albion Wilde]

Ooops! Threw up his soma!

[Tijeras_Slim]

That looks like a church potluck jello mold in the middle there

So you're saying these folks are the Lutherans of the future? ;)

[Clintonfatigued]

Many of these people are in a great deal of pain and humiliation (losing control of body functions) and no longer want to endure it. Others have become a huge financial burden to their families and don’t want destroy their livlihoods. I can’t imagine how awful things are for them, so I don’t feel fit to judge them. This doesn’t mean that euthanasia is a good thing. We also need to realize that end-of-life care leaves much to be desired and that also needs to be addressed. Stopping assisted suicide is only part of the solution.

[infowarrior]

For the life of me, I cannot remember the name of that Movie though.

I Can't either, although I *do* recall it starred Richard Widmark, as a Viking. Something about a giant golden bell...

the infowarrior

[Mears]

God.

Think I’ll get a DVD of “The Sound of Music” to clear my head.

[TEXOKIE]

Thanks (I think ;-D) for the link. That last account is truly horrifying.

[ResponseAbility]

LOL. I thought the same thing after I posted.

[little jeremiah]

Much of the pain and suffering is emotional. If people in chronic end of life pain or suffering of one kind or another feel valued as their essence and not looked at like a bag of decrepitude, it is much better - more endurable. If the caretakers, whether hospice people, family, professionals - whoever it is - actually care about them, it is more endurable.

If medical intervention that merely prolongs suffering for a little while is not pushed on them and good care that helps alleviate their suffering and pain is offered - if people who are actually terminal are respected and cared for, whatever they have to go through is much more endurable. Taking care of the dying or those who incurable and/or crippling illnesses is an art as well as a science. If the cultural standard is that life is worthy because every person is a spark from God and that is our real value - not beauty, wits, money, etc - then every person is worthy of care and respect, regardless of external accomplishments or “value” in the eyes of the world.

Letting charitable institutions have more freedom - like the Little Sisters of the Poor (I pinged an article about them today) - will keep the costs of caring for the elderly or terminally ill much lower.

[Clintonfatigued]

In the debate over euthanasia, the merely opposing the practice is not enough. It's correct to oppose, but it's not enough. The reason that people are willing to support it is because the alternative seems to be even worse. Those who oppose euthanasia on Christian principles need to do more, to offer viable alternatives to either suicide or a slow, agonizing death. I will point out that the pro-life movement has gone beyond merely opposing abortion to offering alternatives to it, assisting women with unwanted pregnancies with clinics which offer medical assistance, adoption assistance, and counseling. These steps have proven that pro-lifers aren't the self righeous misogynists they were once perceived as being. The dedicated people who staff thse organizations have helped increase pro-life sympathy in the nation. In your last posting on this thread, you've actually made good points that go beyond the back-and-forth we're accustomed to. I wish that those at the forefront of the movement would make the points you made. End of life care needs to be improved. Research needs to be done with regard to improved pain-killers as well as back up for the overwhelmed family members and overworked and weary hospice workers. The only way to stop euthanasia is to make the alternative to it far better than it currently is. If those who share your beliefs were to devote their energies to improving the lot of the terminally ill, authanasia could become a bad memory.

[csense]

I remember one of those WTBS late night movies at least 40 years ago where some local boss in some such place/time had constructed the “Iron Mane”.

The movie was called The Long Ships and the device was called The Mare of Steel. I haven't seen that movie since I was kid also. I remember it because I always liked Richard Widmark. The movie is set during the Viking era.

[BRK]

Well there you go! That’s the one. Someone even posted a photo. I wonder how I got “iron mane” out of “mare of steel” but after 40 years or so, I guess that’s not too bad.

[ReformationFan]

But will they renew.