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One-Way Ticket(Suicide Kit)………………………………………………………………………………………2  \n2. Twirling Rim Prototype……………………………………………………………………………………………………7  \n3. SK8 Pool Table…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………12  \nConclusion……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………16  \nBibliograph……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………17  \nAppendix: Referenced Images……………………………………………………………………………………………………………19  \nLIST OF FIGURES  \nPage  \nFigure  \n1.1: One Way Ticket (Suicide Kit) (Closed)…………………………………………………………………………3  \n1.2: One Way Ticket (Suicide Kit) (Open)…………………………………………………………………………4  \n2.1: Twirling Rim Prototype (Stationary)…………………………………………………………………………10  \n2.2: Twirling Rim Prototype (Spinning)……………………………………………………………………………11  \n3.1: SK8 Pool Table…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………14  \nA.1: Dr. Jack Kevorkian with his 'Suicide Machine'……","cbCaicmDxIhVxnBJ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicmDxIhVxnBJ","pdf",5139725,38,"English","# ABSTRACT\n# ACKNOWLEDGMENTS\n## Influences in My Work\n## Outside Influences in My Work\n# VITA\n## FIELDS OF STUDY\n# TABLE OF CONTENTS\n# INTRODUCTION\n# Chapters\n## Introduction\n## 1. 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