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Long-Term Effects of Weightlessness
MartinBartinFargo writes "The Age has an article detailing the long-term effects of weightlessness on the human body. Stage 1 of the European Space Agency study involved 14 male volunteers spending 3 months carrying out all activities whilst lying on their backs, Stage 2 is currently underway. "
So lying on your back conducting all activities makes one weightless? Guess I should tell her to get on top more often...
--Look behind you.
the European Space Agency study involved 14 male volunteers spending 3 months carrying out all activities whilst lying on their backs,
Well, when the female volunteers start up, I'll be willing to help the poor things with whatever they need.
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Boffin: Lets run through those results...
Egghead: Test 1 - Watching TV while lying on back. No adverse physical side-effects.
Boffin: Test 2 - Drinking beer while lying on back. No adverse physical side-effects.
Egghead: Test 3 - Disposing of body's waste gases while lying on back. No adverse physical side-effects.
Boffin: We conclude that these human males are perfectly suited to weightlessness.
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It should be read as "spending 3 months carrying out all activities whilst lying on their bucks"
...well, now we know what happend to all the laid-off dotcom programmers.
They'd be better off sticking these people in a swimming pool with perfectly balanced weights for 3 months.
Do you have any idea how pruny they would get, not to mention the shrinkage?!?!
They should study me i think i stayed in my chair for about 6 months after civ III came out. I think im ok. I am very fragele now and bleed whenever i brush up against stuff but at least i can take over the world with my grand army
I wonder if they had the death trigger program (See earlier article) set up just in case one of them choked something while trying to eat on their backs.
One of them mentions in the article something about viewing it as a personal challenge. Yeah, every morning I wake up and say "I think I'll lie in bed for 3 months. Why? Because it's there."
With my dying breath, I curse Zoidberg!
It would be hard to dock to the rotating station.
Bah - I could do this all the time in Elite. Screwed up a few times to begin with and destroyed my ship and crew but...OK I see your point.
--- Hot Shot City is particularly good.
Sounds like they only conclusion they'll be able to draw is that zero gee causes bed-sores and a stiff neck.
Previous studies on women who spend too much time on their backs have determined that zero gee can cause pregnancy and may lead to hanging out with Italian men named Guido.
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