Horrifying simulation shows what it's like to ride euthanasia rollercoaster

A bone-chilling simulation illustrates what it's like to ride the euthanasia rollercoaster.

The controversial concept of the "euthanasia rollercoaster" was first proposed in 2010 by Lithuanian artist Julijonas Urbonas.

According to The Mirror, Urbonas created a scale model of the frightening idea as a PhD candidate at the Royal College of Art in London.

It was unveiled in 2011 as part of the HUMAN+ display in Dublin where it became the flagship exhibition at the Science Gallery.

TikToker Luke Davidson explained that the ride holds 24 passengers. "Once they're all on board there's a slow ascent to the top, which is 510ft in the air - that's just a little bit smaller than the tallest building in America," he continued. 

"Once they're at the top it gives everyone the decision to stop and go back down safely. After that, everyone has to manually press a button to start the ride," he added.

While the "euthanasia rollercoaster" doesn't exist in reality, a terrifying simulation of this ride has been shared online, allowing viewers to experience it virtually.

The clip, shared by user @ridesnslides on TikTok, shows what a long-hypothesized and literal death contraption would look like. 

The ride begins with a 1,640-foot drop, reaching speeds exceeding 220 mph. This is followed by seven increasingly smaller inversion loops, designed to maintain a constant 10G force, ultimately leading to the rider's demise.

“You would gradually begin experiencing worsening cases of cerebral hypoxia, meaning your blood would rush to the lower parts of your body, and so your brain wouldn’t be getting enough oxygen to survive,” the user said, cited by Vice.

“The first thing that you would notice is your vision greying out which would then gradually turn to tunnel vision. From there, you would begin experiencing a blackout and ultimately you would eventually lose consciousness and die," they added.

Many users have shared their reactions to the scary simulation. One person remarked that they would've "died before falling" due to how frightening it is to reach the top of the rollercoaster. 

Another questioned: "What if you didn’t [die] do you get a second go around ?" and the third said: "Screw that".

The designer's official website describes the coaster as "a hypothetic death machine in the form of a roller coaster, engineered to humanely - with elegance and euphoria - take the life of a human being".

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