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This is one of the reasons I was looking for some kind of "dead-man switch" for my body: a device that would let go poison if it is not accessed for some time.
by BrandoElFollito 6y ago
This is one of the reasons I was looking for some kind of "dead-man switch" for my body: a device that would let go poison if it is not accessed for some time.
I of course realize how much this must be fool-proof but I would love to know that if I am in a coma, or with dementia, or severely crippled, this would end my life without any external intervention. This leaves zero tough choice to the family (I can imagine some kind of one-time code to extend by a month or so but not more - I do not want to take the risk)
There is no such a thing I could find and I slowly started to wonder how that could be built (for myself).
- xkcd-sucks 6y agoMaybe an implant of poison coated in a shell that degrades predictably with appropriate kinetics, and you just swap the implant every few months. Seems like quite the materials engineering challenge though - it would have to stay intact for a long time then degrade rapidly. In addition to a myriad of other technical challenges (protection from impact, a minimally unpleasant poison, secrecy, etc)