I didn't disagree, but on the other hand I wasn't old enough to know what he was talking about.
But NOW..?
I absolutely DO.
And it's disgusting.
Posted on 04/15/2018 5:57:46 PM PDT by Simon Green
A controversial suicide pod that enables its occupant to kill themselves at a press of a button went on display at Amsterdam funeral show on Saturday.
Called the "Sarco", short for sarcophagus, the 3D-printed machine invented by Australian euthanasia activist Philip Nitschke and Dutch designer Alexander Bannink comes with a detachable coffin, mounted on a stand that contains a nitrogen canister.
"The person who wants to die presses the button and the capsule is filled with nitrogen. He or she will feel a bit dizzy but will then rapidly lose consciousness and die," said Nitschke, who has been dubbed "Dr Death" for his work to legalise euthanasia.
The "Sarco" is a device "to provide people with a death when they wish to die," Nitschke told AFP.
The inventors put a model of the device on display, together with a set of virtual reality glasses to give visitors a true-to-life experience of what it would be like to sit in the pod, before ultimately pressing the button.
Nitschke said he aimed to build the first fully-functioning pod before the end of the year.
After that, the design will be put online as an open-source document for people to download.
"That means that anybody who wants to build the machine can download the plans and 3D-print their own device," Nitschke said.
Asked about the controversy surrounding euthanasia and legal hurdles, Nitschke said: "In many countries suicide is not against the law, only assisting a person to commit suicide is."
"This is a situation where one person chooses to press a button... rather than for instance standing in front of a train."
"I believe it's a fundamental human right (to choose when to die). It's not just some medical privilege for the very sick.
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Jeez just use these for criminal executions.
Capital punishment in the US should be performed with this. It is painless, cheap, and nowhere nearly as complicated as electrocution or as messy as lethal injection. What states do here is not much better than imagined by Kafka in the Penal Colony.
Before you press the button, give some thought to where you will spend eternity. Hint: it isn’t just oblivion.
Sounds simple and effective. Don’t be surprised if there are some external nominations.
My thought exactly.
Who could argue that they’re ‘cruel and unusual’?
Well I know, but still..............
Satisfaction, or your money back!!*
* “Money Back = 25% rebate toward your next purchase of this machine.”
I know there’s moral issues that people want to discuss, but let’s focus on the fact that it was 3-D printed. That’s so cool! /S
Yeah, and you can have a virtual reality experience of lying yourself down in a death chamber. Awesome!
I'll bet I'm not the only one who finds that more than a little creepy...
I didn't disagree, but on the other hand I wasn't old enough to know what he was talking about.
But NOW..?
I absolutely DO.
And it's disgusting.
I take it these aren’t the “suicide machines” Bruce sang about in “Born to Run”.
I miss that man. Greatly used by the LORD. NOW we have the NWO Pope.
The Funeral Show? Not the best suggestion for a first date.
“I think I’ll pass.”
I mean I am so past my "first" date" I can't even remember who it was with. I do remember it was with a girl, at least she was at the time, I think. 8>)
i can just see the ebay ad now:
“Suicide Machine ... excellent condition ... only used once ...”
For a nominal upgrade fee, it can turn your corpse into Soylent Green.
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