Creepy Rollercoaster Will Kill You with Euphoria
- Thread starter Greg Tito
- Start date
The thing I find the most interesting here is the bit about the places where assisted suicide is already legal. I spent hundreds of hours with my Bioethics group over the course of a semester heavily researching and discussing this exact topic for a big paper. The Netherlands, Oregon and Washington were the only ones that came up at the time as having some form of legal AS. Though I don't recall it being so simple as getting an injection if you want it. (legally, that would be a nightmare!)
Basically our group's stance was that AS should be on option, but only for people in great pain, those in permanent vegetative states or the terminally ill. They only get it by request and there would have to be a thorough process to ensure it's not abused by any party involved.
Now I'm imagining the above groups of people riding this death machine. Some 70 year old lady with cancer going on the most insane roller coaster ride on the planet...
Rock on, Grandma.
Basically our group's stance was that AS should be on option, but only for people in great pain, those in permanent vegetative states or the terminally ill. They only get it by request and there would have to be a thorough process to ensure it's not abused by any party involved.
Now I'm imagining the above groups of people riding this death machine. Some 70 year old lady with cancer going on the most insane roller coaster ride on the planet...
Rock on, Grandma.
uhhh no I dont think this was how it was intendeddillirgaf said:
I thourght it was euthanasia, as in not just suicidal people (because they have a chance at a better life) but people who (from their own perspective) dont due to illness/disability
This part of the OP doesn't do justice to the fact that euthanasia is permitted, but that it definitely is not EASY to actually be granted one - atleast for the Netherlands and Belgium. It needs to be determined by two separate doctors that atleast the following requirements are met:Greg Tito said:
1. A voluntary and well-thought request by the patient
2. There is unbearable suffering without any prospects of getting better
3. There is no other reasonable solution for the situation the patient is in
4. The doctor can end the patient's life in a medically reasonable and painless way
(some others as well, but these are the most important)
So being euthanised isn't exactly easy, you can't just walk into a hospital (or theme-park for that matter) and ask for a clean death. It still is possible though, if the requirements are met. Mostly it's given to terminal cancer patients who can't even get out of bed, let alone climb into a coaster. So, unless there is a law change, death-by-coaster is regrettably illegal.
I wonder though, will an action-picture be taken during the plummet AND do the relatives still need to pay ridiculous amounts for said picture?^^
Wait a minute...this is just an excuse to build roller coasters that aren't up to code! Clever way of doing it, though.
I think it's a daring study, but not creepy.
For one thing, people getting on this would very likely beeing screened by the operators to weed out the drunk, recless or stupids who don't realize this WILL kill you.(In hindsight, those too stupid should proapably get a discount) Not might, but WILL. You have a minute to reflect your choice - given that you are alone and have the power to abort during that time present before you - this too will ensure that only those who really WANT to make the final descent.
I think trained coroners will find very little trouble reclaiming the body after the cart stops. If you've seen crash sites, you know those people have seen way worse then a propably slack jawed smiling corpse with rolled up eyes.
As a safe and humane way to end your life, I'ld say it ain't a terrible idea - just one with some problems concerning financing and marketing.
For one thing, people getting on this would very likely beeing screened by the operators to weed out the drunk, recless or stupids who don't realize this WILL kill you.(In hindsight, those too stupid should proapably get a discount) Not might, but WILL. You have a minute to reflect your choice - given that you are alone and have the power to abort during that time present before you - this too will ensure that only those who really WANT to make the final descent.
I think trained coroners will find very little trouble reclaiming the body after the cart stops. If you've seen crash sites, you know those people have seen way worse then a propably slack jawed smiling corpse with rolled up eyes.
As a safe and humane way to end your life, I'ld say it ain't a terrible idea - just one with some problems concerning financing and marketing.
You must be this tall to ride this roller coaster...?
In all seriousness though. Its a piece thats meant to catch your attention, but little after that. Suicide rollercoaster is just sadistic, like Rollercoaster Tycoon sadistic.
I'm also not a doctor, not yet atleast (stealing docterates is hard), but doesn't it take more than just a few seconds of going without blood for your brain to die? Thats one long rollercoaster you'd have to make. What if I, by some freak accident, survive. The rush of blood back into my head will NOT be euphoric - as opposed to a needle, which just puts a bit more poison into your blood.
What about cost? Practicality? If you are granted this, you're in a fucked up situation. Most people who would qualify would be bed bound, probably on life support machines, are in a coma, or any other host of medical reasons that won't allow you to get out of bed. Getting up, into the seats, then starting the ride up, and hoping it will work would probably cause the patient more pain that the euphoric ending you promised.
In all seriousness though. Its a piece thats meant to catch your attention, but little after that. Suicide rollercoaster is just sadistic, like Rollercoaster Tycoon sadistic.
I'm also not a doctor, not yet atleast (stealing docterates is hard), but doesn't it take more than just a few seconds of going without blood for your brain to die? Thats one long rollercoaster you'd have to make. What if I, by some freak accident, survive. The rush of blood back into my head will NOT be euphoric - as opposed to a needle, which just puts a bit more poison into your blood.
What about cost? Practicality? If you are granted this, you're in a fucked up situation. Most people who would qualify would be bed bound, probably on life support machines, are in a coma, or any other host of medical reasons that won't allow you to get out of bed. Getting up, into the seats, then starting the ride up, and hoping it will work would probably cause the patient more pain that the euphoric ending you promised.
If I were terminal, I'd prefer just going around the country riding non-lethal roller coasters until I died on my own. Sure, some unsuspecting minimum wage schlub's gonna get an unpleasant surprise at the end of one of those rides - but hey, it's a character builder.
When I linked the Euthanasia Coaster all I got was judgmental christians screaming of how wrong it is. Well it's still better then lying in a Missionaries of Charity home.
And yes, it is designed as an AS method. Nothing wrong with people choosing to end their life when they are terminally ill or suffer from quadriplegia.
Also, I would like it as an alternative to the electric chair.
What a stupid idea. Making roller coasters that killed people in Roller Coaster Tycoon was much too challenging to pull off correctly. These roller coaster designers should make a real-life version of the far more efficient way to kill people in that game, and put a little pond of deep water right outside of the ride's exit.
Okay... Ive seen Screamers and shit that would make sleeping hard. This, this is actually nightmare fuel...