• TranscendentalEmpire@lemm.ee
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    1 month ago

    Actually probably one of the more humane ways to kill someone. My dad worked in aeronautical physiology for the Air Force and for the FAA, mostly working on altitude chambers and centrifuges. For a while he had a record at holloman AFB for longest time sustained at 8gs.

    Apparently a G-loc can give you a euphoria and depersonalization similar to doing acid.

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      1 month ago

      Except for the part at the top of the huge hill when you look down and realize you’re going to die and there’s nothing you can do to stop it. The euphoria sets in later but that first bit sounds horrifying, especially for people with a fear of heights.

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        1 month ago

        Except you can stop it. The proposal included an option to exit at the top if the hill was enough to make you change your mind.