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[-] FreshLight@sh.itjust.works 6 points 8 months ago

Wait... People would ride this WILLINGLY?! lmao

[-] idiomaddict@feddit.de 9 points 8 months ago

It was for euthanasia

[-] Snowpix@lemmy.ca 8 points 8 months ago

Yeah, that's kinda the point. It's a euthanasia coaster for those who want to die painlessly while having the ride of their lives.

[-] Klear@sh.itjust.works 5 points 8 months ago

It was never meant to be built. It was a thought experiment. You shouting here shows the thought affected you in some way - that was one of the points of the idea.

But no, nobody ever expected this thing to be ever built, much less for anyone to ride it.

[-] problematicPanther@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

That's the point

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