В Нидерландах изобрели капсулу для самоубийств
В Нидерландах изобрели капсулу для самоубийств, которая поможет безболезненно уйти из жизни с помощью одного нажатия на кнопку. Об этом сообщает South China Morning Post.
Суицидную будку, которая носит название «Сарко» (от «саркофаг») и имеет азотную канистру, представили на Амстердамской похоронной выставке в городе Вестеркерке. Ее дизайном занимались голландский дизайнер Александр Бэнник и австралийский активист Филипп Нитке.
Посетители выставки смогли протестировать изобретение с помощью очков виртуальной реальности. Действующую капсулу обещают презентовать к концу года. После этого дизайн будет размещен в интернете, чтобы люди самостоятельно смогли его воспроизвести.
Разработчики много лет пытаются добиться легализации эвтаназии — согласованного с врачами умерщвления неизлечимо больных людей.
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The controversial ‘suicide pod’ that lets users kill themselves with the press of a button ‘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’ A controversial suicide pod that enables its occupant to kill themselves at a press of a button went on display at Amsterdam funeral show.
A controversial suicide pod that enables its occupant to kill themselves at a press of a button went on display at Amsterdam funeral show. 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 said. 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.”
Инновации,Нидерланды,удалённое,сарко
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