Euthanasia Coaster
The Euthanasia Coaster is an art concept. The idea was a steel roller coaster designed to kill its passengers.[1]
| Euthanasia Coaster | |
|---|---|
 Track profile of the Euthanasia Coaster, showing its lift hill and seven inversions. | |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel |
| Designer | Julijonas Urbonas |
| Model | Strata coaster |
| Lift/launch system | Cable lift hill |
| Height | 510 m (1,670 ft) |
| Drop | 500 m (1,600 ft) |
| Length | 7,544 m (24,751 ft) |
| Speed | 360 km/h (220 mph) |
| Inversions | 7 |
| Duration | 3:20 |
| G-force | 10 |
In 2010, it was designed and made into a scale model by Julijonas Urbonas. Urbonas used to work in an amusement park. Urbonas said that the goal of his proposed roller coaster is to take lives "with elegance and euphoria".[2] Urbonas said it would be like "euthanasia" or "execution".[3]
John Allen, who was the president of the Philadelphia Toboggan Company, gave Urbonas the idea. Allen wanted an "ultimate" roller coaster that "sends out 24 people and they all come back dead".[4] Urbonas took Allen's idea and designed the roller coaster. Urbonas said the roller coaster would make its passengers unconscious before killing them. It was criticized by the anti-euthanasia association Care Not Killing.[5]
The roller coaster kills its passengers by drastically decreasing oxygen in their brains.
Euthanasia Coaster Media
Urbonas (left) and Euthanasia Coaster at HUMAN+ display at the Science Gallery in Dublin
References
- ↑ Solon, Olivia. The Future of the Human Species Explored. WIRED Science (6 April 2011)Condé Nast Publications. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ↑ Lamar, Cyriaqe. The Euthanasia Coaster, the Last Roller Coaster You'll Ever Ride (18 April 2011)Gawker Media. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ↑ Euthanasia Coaster (2 October 2010). Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ↑ A Rollercoaster Designed to Kill Humanely. DesignTaxi (20 April 2011)Halls Create Arts Pte Ltd.. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ↑ Euthanasia Roller Coaster Designed to Kill Riders. Metro UK (26 April 2011)Associated Newspapers Ltd. Retrieved 26 April 2011.