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Euthanasia rollercoaster that 'kills anyone who uses it' was designed for morbid reason

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Published 10:20 25 Oct 2025 GMT+1

Euthanasia rollercoaster that 'kills anyone who uses it' was designed for morbid reason

The hypothetical rollercoaster is something you can only ride once

Brenna Cooper

Brenna Cooper

Featured Image Credit: YouTube/Glenn Paton

Topics: Science, Technology, Theme Park, Weird

Brenna Cooper
Brenna Cooper

Brenna Cooper is a journalist at LADbible. She graduated from the University of Sheffield with a degree in History, followed by an NCTJ accredited masters in Journalism. She began her career as a freelance writer for Digital Spy, where she wrote about all things TV, film and showbiz. Her favourite topics to cover are music, travel and any bizarre pop culture.

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Here is the chilling reason why a rollercoaster which 'kills anyone who uses it' was designed.

When it comes to rollercoasters, adrenaline junkies are often craving the rides which offer high speeds, plunging drops and dizzying loops.

However more is not always better when it comes to such rides. In fact, one hypothetical rollercoaster was designed to be anything but death defying.

The idea of Lithuanian engineer Julijonas Urbonas back in 2010, the euthanasia rollercoaster does earned its name for doing exactly what it says on the tin - killing anyone who rides it.

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Urbonas designed the rollercoaster so riders would first descend down a sheer drop of speeds reaching 223 mph before heading into a series of seven loops which decrease in size each time.

And its here where the ride earns its name.

The ominous ride was designed by Lithuanian engineer Julijonas Urbonas (YouTube/Science Gallery Dublin)
The ominous ride was designed by Lithuanian engineer Julijonas Urbonas (YouTube/Science Gallery Dublin)

When the ride passes through the loops, the passengers would experience a G-force of 10 for an extended period of time. This would cause the blood to pool in the lower body, thus starving the brain of oxygen.

Urbonas believed that his hypothetical passengers would lose consciousness several times before passing away, adding that he designed the ride with seven loops for an 'insurance' to guarantee death.

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Passengers would also get the option to chose whether or not they wish to go through with the ride, before continuing onto their final journey.

So why would he create such a morbid ride?

The ride would see passengers die from lack of oxygenated blood flow to the brain (YouTube/Glenn Paton)
The ride would see passengers die from lack of oxygenated blood flow to the brain (YouTube/Glenn Paton)

According to comments made by Urbonas, he'd envisioned the idea as a way to give people a painless death, even darkly suggesting the side could be used as a way to reduce the population of earth, adding that 'the ritual of death could be merrier', which is a pretty dark thought.

The euthanasia rollercoaster would go on to become somewhat of a magnum opus for Urbonas over the years, with his creation featuring in HUMAN+ exhibitions in both Dublin and Barcelona.

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He would also be awarded the Public Prize of New Technological Art of Update 2013.

Meanwhile an eight-minute simulation depicting the rollercoaster was created by Glenn Paton, titled H POSITIVE.

You can watch the eight-minute production below:

Explaining why he created the simulation, Paton stated: "This story examines how the protagonist Mark uses his wealth to help create a euthanasia roller coaster. A roller coaster so powerful, it causes cerebral hypoxia, thus suffocating your brain, ensuring a euphoric death."

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If you’ve been affected by any of these issues and want to speak to someone in confidence, please don’t suffer alone. Call Samaritans for free on their anonymous 24-hour phone line on 116 123.

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