<![CDATA[io9: Suicide]]> http://cache.io9.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/io9.com.png <![CDATA[io9: Suicide]]> http://io9.com/tag/suicide http://io9.com/tag/suicide <![CDATA[The Euthanasia Coaster, the last roller coaster you'll ever ride]]> Royal College of Art PhD student (and former amusement park employee) Julijonas Urbonas has drafted designs for a project he calls "The Euthanasia Coaster," a fast and fatal thrill ride designed to starve the rider's brain of oxygen. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5793305&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Talkin' Bout My Generation Ship]]> In Toby Litt's Journey Into Space, a generation ship gives rise to two generations of idiots. It's not really about space travel, so much as people who forget history and are doomed to distort it. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5238545&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[How Did The U.S. Ending To Life On Mars Compare To The BBC Version?]]> I still can't decide whether the U.S. Life On Mars ending was awesome or horrible. Please help me make up my mind! (Spoilers ahead.) More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5197344&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Israeli Bomb Disposal Robot Has a Terrible Job Cleaning Up After Humans]]> Yesterday in Israel, a bomb disposal robot inspected the scene of a suicide bombing at a shopping mall in the town of Dimona. The bot is remote controlled, and used an articulated arm to remove the jacket of the alleged bomber to be sure he doesn't have more explosives on his body. Want to see what else the robot does as it finishes its inspection of the area? (Warning: Images of a corpse may be disturbing.) More »
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