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.
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.
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?
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.
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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Topics: Science, Technology, Theme Park, Weird
Brenna Cooper