Submitted by GeneralGigan817 t3_yxtftv in nottheonion
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reddit455 t1_iwqc1rw wrote
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.
GeneralGigan817 OP t1_iwqcim5 wrote
“You have selected slow and horrible.”
Kittenscute t1_iwqh4zg wrote
Sense of isolation for privacy I suppose. The pod is supposed to remove medical professionals from the equation as much as possible.
LilG1984 t1_iwr0kcs wrote
"I died peacefully, thank you!" 10/10
"It was nothing like the suicide booths from Futurama! 0/10"
GetlostMaps t1_iwrfuus wrote
I've seen videos where Teslas on autopilot act pretty much like suicide pods.
No_Good_Cowboy t1_iwrh991 wrote
Good choice.
BaddestReligion t1_iws4chi wrote
These look way cooler than tesla though. Also i bet the death is alot less firey, so I guess they both have their pros and cons.
Half-Elite t1_iwxkebp wrote
What the fuck why does that exist and why would someone want to make a company based off of that product?
Cynykl t1_iwyds5i wrote
I don't know why you are being downvoted. People who are in constant suffering should be able to end their lives too. Whether that suffering is mental of physical should not matter. All that should matter is they have no path to end the suffering as all forms of treatment have failed.
Cynykl t1_iwydz5l wrote
Because someone in pain should not be forced to experience pain for decades when there is a humane way to end that pain.
Cyanopicacooki t1_iwqbmc8 wrote
They better do it right