‘Death simulator’ offers a new perspective on life
CHINA – A new business in Shanghai gives a startling simulation of what it’s like to be born and to die.
Opening today (April 4), Samadhi promises to “kill off” participants, “cremate” them, and then let them be “reborn”.
The people behind the business in the Chinese city said the 2-hour sessions they offer at the “death simulator” are designed to help people forget their problems and gain a different perspective of life, Reuters reported.
After they’re “killed”, participants will pass through a mock cremation chamber and see “flames” pass over them. They are then “reborn” through a “latex womb tube”.
After they’re “killed”, participants will pass through a mock cremation chamber and see “flames” pass over them. They are then “reborn” through a “latex womb tube”.
A participant at a media preview said that the experience gives one a “chance to calm down” and will change one’s perspective.
Samadhi plans to conduct two 2-hour sessions each day, four days a week, Voice of America reported.
Death doesn’t come cheap
The price of death? Participants pay 444 yuan, or S$90, each.
The price and opening date – on the fourth day in the fourth month of the year – is no coincidence. The Chinese associate death and dying with the number 4 as they are pronounced similarly in Mandarin and various Chinese dialects.
The people behind Samadhi has written in a blog post that it’s not an “attraction” in the traditional sense of the word (not a “haunted house” in a theme park), and is not an experience for everyone. Reservations are required and it does not accept walk-in customers.
According to a timeline on Samadhi’s website , the founders started a crowdfunding campaign on a Chinese version of Kickstarter in 2013. They received more than 410,000 yuan in three months.
The people behind the business in the Chinese city said the 2-hour sessions they offer at the “death simulator” are designed to help people forget their problems and gain a different perspective of life, Reuters reported.
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