If you've noticed, the last few posts have come from a tech blog called Boing Boing. I found it on a list of 50 best tech blogs, and I have to say that I've kind of come to like it. This particular blog posts a lot more science related stories than other tech blogs. And let's be honest, I really don't care about technology. I do care about science on the other hand. So, I guess Boing Boing is a good fit for me.
Anyway, my post this week again comes from Boing Boing. And again it has to do with science...but this time it's physics, not biology. This particular story just made me laugh, so I decided to talk about it a little bit. Here's the link: http://www.boingboing.net/2011/04/20/euthanasia-coaster-a.html
Alright, I don't know much about physics, so I don't know if this roller coaster would ACTUALLY kill someone, but it would be pretty hilarious if it did...hypothetically, of course. I guess what really got me is the fact that there's someone out there who decided to design a roller coaster that, as the article says, "with elegance and euphoria" actually kills its riders. I just keep asking myself, "Why?" But, you know there are stranger things that have come out of the human brain. Let's just hope roller coaster designers (?) don't get any crazy ideas.
The Near-Death Coaster! You'll get so close to death you'll see the pearly gates!
I don't know.
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