Euthanasia Coaster
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The Euthanasia Coaster is the name given to a hypothetical steel roller coaster designed with the sole purpose of killing its passengers: a euthanasia device.[1] The concept was conceived in 2010 and made into a scale model by Lithuanian artist Julijonas Urbonas, a PhD candidate at the Royal College of Art in London. Urbonas, who has experience as an amusement park employee, stated that the goal of his concept roller coaster is to take lives "with elegance and euphoria".[2] As for practical applications of his design, Urbonas mentioned "euthanasia" or "execution".[3] John Allen, who served as president of the Philadelphia Toboggan Company, inspired Urbonas with his description of the "ultimate" roller coaster as one that "sends out 24 people and they all come back dead".[4]
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General statistics | |
Type | Steel |
Designer | Julijonas Urbonas |
Model | Strata coaster |
Lift/launch system | Cable lift hill |
Height | 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 |