The Euthanasia Coaster is a concept for a steel roller coaster designed to kill its passengers. In 2010, it was designed and made into a scale model by Julijonas Urbonas, a PhD candidate at the Royal College of Art in London. Urbonas, who has worked at an amusement park, stated that the goal of his concept roller coaster is to take lives “with elegance and euphoria”. It is a ride to the death. The seven loops or ‘inversions’ put the human body under such stress that it causes the brain to be starved of oxygen, as the heart simply cannot push blood against the enormous g-forces. Even if it kills you, it is designed to still be a fun death. An honourable thought, if rather macabre.
(via liketheburningofpunk)
An Indian Amish woman died while doing laundry the old fashioned way—over a flaming pot of boiling water~
Wait… I mean I’m reall sorry for the lady, thats a horrible way to go, my condolances to her and her family. But…
You can have Indian Amish? I don’t mean to be racist, and I appologize if I am, but that seems like an odd mix of race and religion to me…
Unless Sam Biddle of Gizmodo actually meant Native American-Amish… which is also unusual, but at least plausible, in my mind.
Wish I knew the photographer…
GPOY
Despite the nickname this is my traditional Halloween garb
It’s great fun at the nursing home.
Free Kisses
(Source: ericathefallen, via mrdineros)
No way… too young.
A Thoughtful Moment 228/365: Single Light Source Portrait (via Jer Kunz)
Jer was killed over the weekend, hit by a drunk driver while he was participating in a relay race.
Jer was an amazing amateur photographer, I was able to meet and interact with him through the photochallenge.org group.
He leaves behind a wife, and two beautiful children.
If you are interesting in making a contribution in Jer’s name or just leaving the family a comment please check out the blog entry below.
Wow, previous break ins to a John Hopkins University students residence had resulted in a stolen laptop and a stolen Sony Playstation 3.
So when the kid heard noises in his place at 1am he grabed his Samuri Sword and went to investigate. He found the door pried open and a burglar lunging at him.
The Kid nearly severed the intruders hand and fatally lacerated the burglar in the chest. Yes, fatally.
I’m with Donny Allen of Gizmodo, the guy probably didn’t deserve to die for petty theft, but he had priors and… he was dumb enough to return to the same place and mess with a gamer.
As my Farther in Law says… “You mess with the bull, you get the horns.”
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