Submitted by GeneralGigan817 t3_yxtftv in nottheonion
reddit455 t1_iwqc1rw wrote
Reply to comment by Cyanopicacooki in Maker of suicide pod plans to launch in Switzerland by GeneralGigan817
remove oxygen in favor or nitrogen.
really really hard to screw up.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarco_pod
The Sarco pod (also known as Pegasos and has been referred to as a "suicide pod"[1]) is a euthanasia device or machine consisting of a 3D-printed detachable capsule mounted on a stand that contains a canister of liquid nitrogen to die by suicide through inert gas asphyxiation. "Sarco" is short for "sarcophagus".[2][3] It is used in conjunction with an inert gas (nitrogen) which decreases oxygen levels rapidly which prevents panic, sense of suffocation and struggling before unconsciousness, known as the hypercapnic alarm response[4]: 45 caused by the presence of high carbon dioxide concentrations in the blood.[4] The Sarco was invented by euthanasia campaigner Philip Nitschke in 2017. Nitschke said in 2021 that he sought and received legal advice about the device's legality in Switzerland.[5]
Cyanopicacooki t1_iwqchk8 wrote
Dang, not as much fun - but effective.
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