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NASA "Bed Rest" Contractor Blogs the Days

Posted by timothy on from the idle-for-science dept.

Arguendo writes "It seems that earning $5000 a month for bed rest as a NASA contractor may not be so enjoyable after all. A 38 year-old woman selected for the study is blogging about her experience as test subject for NASA's study about the long-term effects of microgravity on people. There's quite a bit of information on her page, including info about the screening process, the food options [.xls link], and the not-so-great days of testing and immobility. It definitely sounds like work."

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  1. Food Options Bad? Huh? by garcia · · Score: 4, Insightful

    You know, I haven't tasted the food that they list but the menu options honestly don't sound that bad. While I am a capable cook, we typically rotate the same meals throughout every two weeks. What they were offering looked like a great and varied selection.

    Perhaps the immobility is what's making this person grumpy about everything else?

    1. Re:Food Options Bad? Huh? by stoolpigeon · · Score: 2, Insightful

      I think the thing that makes it tough above all else, at least by her accounts, is the chronic pain. That would make anyone cranky.

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  2. science.slashdot.org by Culture20 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Shouldn't this be in science.slashdot.org, not idle?

  3. Re:McSweeney's by Lilo-x · · Score: 0, Insightful

    sounds like most bloggers :)

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