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"Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done and why. Then do it."
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A very early reference to the idea of an automated suicide booth.
The same phrase is used in The Man Who Knew Too Much, by John D. Swain, in The Black Mask, a popular fiction magazine, in 1921.
"This is my lethal chamber," he explained. "One who enters this steel chest and throws this switch, ceases to exist. He disappears. More scientifically, since in our universe nothing can be destroyed, he is transmuted into material not identifiable by our imperfect senses. Simply open the door five minutes after I enter, and you will see. Or rather, you will not see!"
Compare to the government lethal chamber from The Repairer of Reputations (1895) by Robert W. Chambers, the Ethical Suicide Parlor from Welcome to the Monkey House (1958) by Kurt Vonnegut, the Sleepshop from Logan's Run (1967) by Nolan and Johnson. Comment/Join this discussion ( 0 ) | RSS/XML | Blog This | Additional
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