Comments on: Euthanasia coaster: assisted suicide by thrills http://boingboing.net/2011/04/20/euthanasia-coaster-a.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Mon, 20 May 2013 18:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/04/20/euthanasia-coaster-a.html#comment-1087502 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1087502 I have to wonder about a person who spent a good amount of time thinking about this in this level of detail. I have to wonder about a person who spent a good amount of time thinking about this in this level of detail.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/04/20/euthanasia-coaster-a.html#comment-1087503 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1087503 If it's efficiency you're after, you can remove everything after the first peak. If it’s efficiency you’re after, you can remove everything after the first peak.

]]> By: CLamb http://boingboing.net/2011/04/20/euthanasia-coaster-a.html#comment-1087761 CLamb Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1087761 Hmmm. Would it be less cruel to use this to kill cattle intended for human consumption instead of the current methods? I can just imagine a roller coaster train full of cows. Hmmm. Would it be less cruel to use this to kill cattle intended for human consumption instead of the current methods? I can just imagine a roller coaster train full of cows.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/04/20/euthanasia-coaster-a.html#comment-1088277 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1088277 Pity the poor bastard that has to hose off the seats (when you die you have no more electrical brain impulses to contain the sphincters on your rectum or bladder) for the next to be exterminated. Pity the poor bastard that has to hose off the seats (when you die you have no more electrical brain impulses to contain the sphincters on your rectum or bladder) for the next to be exterminated.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/04/20/euthanasia-coaster-a.html#comment-1088797 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1088797 Taking time to remove the bodies after each circuit will really cut into hourly capacity. Taking time to remove the bodies after each circuit will really cut into hourly capacity.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/04/20/euthanasia-coaster-a.html#comment-1087779 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1087779 I'd still prefer death by Snoo-Snoo. I’d still prefer death by Snoo-Snoo.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/04/20/euthanasia-coaster-a.html#comment-1089828 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1089828 I ain't skeered o' no rolly-coaster. I ain’t skeered o’ no rolly-coaster.

]]> By: Typhoon http://boingboing.net/2011/04/20/euthanasia-coaster-a.html#comment-1088294 Typhoon Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1088294 First Marcus Ramius, then Hannibal Lecter, and now Julijonas Urbonas. A tough lot, these Lithuanians. First Marcus Ramius,
then Hannibal Lecter,
and now Julijonas Urbonas.

A tough lot, these Lithuanians.

]]> By: jimkirk http://boingboing.net/2011/04/20/euthanasia-coaster-a.html#comment-1088061 jimkirk Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1088061 I'll stick with the good old Suicide Booth, thank you very much. http://futurama.wikia.com/wiki/Suicide_booth I’ll stick with the good old Suicide Booth, thank you very much.

http://futurama.wikia.com/wiki/Suicide_booth

]]> By: morgonmae http://boingboing.net/2011/04/20/euthanasia-coaster-a.html#comment-1087554 morgonmae Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1087554 I ain't afraida no <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU14VqcPIDo">rolly coaster!</a> I ain’t afraida no rolly coaster!

]]> By: The Life Of Bryan http://boingboing.net/2011/04/20/euthanasia-coaster-a.html#comment-1087561 The Life Of Bryan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1087561 I’ve never been able to handle roller coasters. Somewhere in the back of my mind (a part that I’d prefer stay toward the rear, in fact), I’ve long been convinced that the difference between a regular roller coaster and this one is unacceptably small. I’ve never been able to handle roller coasters. Somewhere in the back of my mind (a part that I’d prefer stay toward the rear, in fact), I’ve long been convinced that the difference between a regular roller coaster and this one is unacceptably small.

]]> By: ill lich http://boingboing.net/2011/04/20/euthanasia-coaster-a.html#comment-1087817 ill lich Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1087817 This is also a useful way to cure people addicted to riding roller coasters. Unfortunately the cure is worse than the disease. This is also a useful way to cure people addicted to riding roller coasters. Unfortunately the cure is worse than the disease.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/04/20/euthanasia-coaster-a.html#comment-1088078 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1088078 Put one last little inversion at the end of it so the corpses just fall into a dumpster and you don't have to pay anyone to shovel them out of the cars. Put one last little inversion at the end of it so the corpses just fall into a dumpster and you don’t have to pay anyone to shovel them out of the cars.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/04/20/euthanasia-coaster-a.html#comment-1087314 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1087314 This is fantastic, even without 'you spin me right round baby' playing as you slip away. Any chance of a taster ride? This is fantastic, even without ‘you spin me right round baby’ playing as you slip away. Any chance of a taster ride?

]]> By: Vanwall http://boingboing.net/2011/04/20/euthanasia-coaster-a.html#comment-1087572 Vanwall Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1087572 There's a murder story about a disgruntled coaster designer who makes sure the hated executives take the inaugural, neck-snapping ride. There’s a murder story about a disgruntled coaster designer who makes sure the hated executives take the inaugural, neck-snapping ride.

]]> By: Kerouac http://boingboing.net/2011/04/20/euthanasia-coaster-a.html#comment-1087317 Kerouac Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1087317 Build this at Six Flags and there will STILL be ridiculous lines! Build this at Six Flags and there will STILL be ridiculous lines!

]]> By: bsdnazz http://boingboing.net/2011/04/20/euthanasia-coaster-a.html#comment-1088085 bsdnazz Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1088085 My son both likes singing 'You spin me right round' and making 'death coasters' on the game Roller Coaster Tycoon 3. He's 7. Should I be worried or is he PhD material? My son both likes singing ‘You spin me right round’ and making ‘death coasters’ on the game Roller Coaster Tycoon 3.

He’s 7. Should I be worried or is he PhD material?

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/04/20/euthanasia-coaster-a.html#comment-1087326 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1087326 Now, THAT is how I want to die! Now, THAT is how I want to die!

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/04/20/euthanasia-coaster-a.html#comment-1087329 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1087329 Only for a short while, since the number of people who will take the ride more than once == 0 Only for a short while, since the number of people who will take the ride more than once == 0

]]> By: Edward Cossaboom http://boingboing.net/2011/04/20/euthanasia-coaster-a.html#comment-1087333 Edward Cossaboom Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1087333 Right. What the hell is wrong with people? Right. What the hell is wrong with people?

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/04/20/euthanasia-coaster-a.html#comment-1087337 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1087337 If you build it, they will come. If you build it, they will come.

]]> By: millrick http://boingboing.net/2011/04/20/euthanasia-coaster-a.html#comment-1087594 millrick Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1087594 do the cars feed into a crematorium? it's really hard to unbuckle and lift dead bodies out of confined spaces - i'm just saying - do the cars feed into a crematorium?
it’s really hard to unbuckle and lift dead bodies out of confined spaces
– i’m just saying -

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/04/20/euthanasia-coaster-a.html#comment-1087342 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1087342 "Rotating knives?" "Well, normally I design abatoirs." “Rotating knives?”
“Well, normally I design abatoirs.”

]]> By: Orkney Mutant http://boingboing.net/2011/04/20/euthanasia-coaster-a.html#comment-1087347 Orkney Mutant Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1087347 What a great sloganeering opportunity though. What a great sloganeering opportunity though.

]]> By: Nash Rambler http://boingboing.net/2011/04/20/euthanasia-coaster-a.html#comment-1087603 Nash Rambler Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1087603 Your tumor must be this big to ride. Your tumor must be this big to ride.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/04/20/euthanasia-coaster-a.html#comment-1087348 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1087348 This is currently on display in the Science Gallery in Dublin as part of the Human+ exhibition. http://www.sciencegallery.com/ This is currently on display in the Science Gallery in Dublin as part of the Human+ exhibition.

http://www.sciencegallery.com/

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/04/20/euthanasia-coaster-a.html#comment-1087349 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1087349 wow, i just hope there's not a problem with the coaster while i'm on it. i'd hate to accidentally die while i'm trying to die. wow, i just hope there’s not a problem with the coaster while i’m on it. i’d hate to accidentally die while i’m trying to die.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/04/20/euthanasia-coaster-a.html#comment-1087350 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1087350 I wish my Rollercoaster Tycoon designs could be used to for a PhD. We used to design coasters that would liquefy the internal organs of the riders. The best one put riders through a bunch of loops and turns, some that maxed out at 30G. Coloured it all black and named it "Ebola". I wish my Rollercoaster Tycoon designs could be used to for a PhD. We used to design coasters that would liquefy the internal organs of the riders. The best one put riders through a bunch of loops and turns, some that maxed out at 30G. Coloured it all black and named it “Ebola”.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/04/20/euthanasia-coaster-a.html#comment-1087352 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1087352 And, by looking at the schematics of this thing i'm guessing the exact point at which the roller coaster kills you is when the track ends and you're still moving at 90 mph, correct? I'd probably rather just bring a gun to Six Flags and use it after riding the Goliath. And, by looking at the schematics of this thing i’m guessing the exact point at which the roller coaster kills you is when the track ends and you’re still moving at 90 mph, correct?

I’d probably rather just bring a gun to Six Flags and use it after riding the Goliath.

]]> By: rebdav http://boingboing.net/2011/04/20/euthanasia-coaster-a.html#comment-1087353 rebdav Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1087353 Just remember that when you are standing in line and have the chance at the snack concession... Soylent green is PEOPLE! but Slurm is slug juice. Just remember that when you are standing in line and have the chance at the snack concession…
Soylent green is PEOPLE!
but
Slurm is slug juice.

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