Both Uses
euthanasia
in
All the Bright Places, by Niven
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- Facts: The Euthanasia Coaster doesn't actually exist But if it did, it would be a three-minute ride that involves a climb nearly a third of a mile long, up to 1,600 feet, followed by a sheer drop and seven loops.†
p. 202.1
- Julijonas Urbonas, the man who thought up the Euthanasia Coaster, claims it's engineered to "humanely—with elegance and euphoria—take the life of a human being."†
p. 202.6 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(euthanasia) the act of intentionally killing a person or animal without causing pain -- typically due to an incurable illness
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)