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[Ninurta]

So much so that it is my sincere hope that I am able to die by my own hand rather than illness or accident with the fear being my brain rots from dementia or Alzheimer’s disenabling me from controlling my own destiny which is something that ranks pretty high on my list, obviously.

I saw a news story today about a new study out that indicates Viagra reduces Alzheimer's occurrences by 69%. One might choose to explore that route before the terminal one.

Here’s two articles I’ve read about this device and death with dignity.

Link: Here's Why I Invented A 'Death Machine' That Lets People Take Their Own Lives

A Sarco death is painless. There’s no suffocation, choking sensation or “air hunger” as the user breathes easily in a low-oxygen environment. The sensation is one of well-being and intoxication.”

Link: Controversial Assisted Suicide Pod Cleared for Use in Switzerland

The capsule is sitting on a piece of equipment that will flood the interior with nitrogen, rapidly reducing the oxygen level to 1 per cent from 21 per cent in about 30 seconds,” Nitschke told SwissInfo. “The person will feel a little disoriented and may feel slightly euphoric before they lose consciousness. Death takes place through hypoxia and hypocapnia, oxygen and carbon dioxide deprivation, respectively. There is no panic, no choking feeling.”

Nitschke added that death usually follows unconsciousness in such a setting after around five to ten minutes.

That;s a nice try, but they're not going to convince me that oxygen starvation doesn't result in gasping and clawing.

This might also be used as a more humane way of capital punishment?

I can't think of a good reason to make capital punishment humane. I don't know of any capital criminals that considered the humanity of the actions that got them there. If they had, they might not have ended up on death row.

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