Aces High Bulletin Board
General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Gunthr on June 20, 2007, 10:31:25 AM
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The European Space Agency is looking for 6 people to go into isolation tanks for 17 months to simulate a trip to Mars. There will be limited supplies, no privacy, and no commucation with the outside world except by radio - with a realistic 40 minute delay. The idea is to test the group dynamics under those conditions...
no thanks.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6221424.stm
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Sounds like Big Brother without the drink and trans-sexual freaks.
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Roughly $115,340 USD when you include the two 105 day tests. Not a lot of money when you think about it. I can make that easily in two years without going to Russia and being locked up in a test tube.
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Originally posted by Gunthr
There will be limited supplies, no privacy, and no commucation with the outside world except by radio - with a realistic 40 minute delay. The idea is to test the group dynamics under those conditions...
Designs I've seen for habs and Mars Direct allow at least a little privacy in your rack. Why communications limited to radio? I'd think email and newsgroups would be supported, since any trip to Mars will have a live feed for video most, if not all, of the time. Delay can be worked around for data transmission. Plenty of information can be sent "up" on request.
Sounds like the test would be even more difficult that the real thing.
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I would do that.
I would would bring tons of porn and tissues!
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Originally posted by Dowding
Sounds like Big Brother without the drink and trans-sexual freaks.
ROFL! :lol
hey but actually, i would love to be part of this Mars thingy,
unfortunately my 1 year old daughter needs his dad
in this important time, so i'm out of teh game ;)
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Originally posted by Dowding
Sounds like Big Brother without the drink and trans-sexual freaks.
well its BB with the above stated or a radio and 5 continetals
:rolleyes: not sure which i'd prefer:o
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Why not use prisoners?