Posted on 03/17/2021 1:11:48 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Sequestered in the Lombrives cave in Ariège, the team have four tons of supplies to live on — along with water from the cave and a pedal-driven dynamo for electricity.
Mission leader Christian Clot, who is one of the participants, was inspired to stage the test after seeing how the COVID-19 pandemic brought isolation in to our lives.
However, the explorer has received some criticism in the French press because he assumes the title of 'researcher' while having no formal scientific training.
The 'Deep Time' experiment began at 20:00 local time on Sunday, March 14 — and, if all goes to plan, will be concluding on April 22.
The findings of the project could be relevant to future space missions, submarine crews, mining teams and other settings were people are enclosed for long periods.
Deep Time follows in the footsteps of the French geologist Michel Siffre, who spent several extended periods underground, including one six-month stint in 1972.
He found that the human body's circadian cycle can vary in duration when untethered from the stimuli of natural light.
In the Lombrives — the largest cave in Europe by volume — the team will be forced to adapt to the constant 54°F (12°C) temperature and 95 per cent humidity.
In the cave, 'three separate living spaces have been fitted out — one for sleeping, one for living and one for carrying out studies on the topography of the place, especially the flora and fauna,' Mr Clot told Le Parisian.
The experiment has been funded by a total of €1.2 million (£1 million) from both public and private funding sources.
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People used to live in Mammoth cave in Kentucky. They were TB patients, hoping the cool cave would help. It didn’t. That said, they were down there a LONG time.
No holidays?
No socializing?
No seeing friends and family?
Sounds like Fauciworld with the Zuckertwit ban-hammer
Eight go mad in Arizona: how a lockdown experiment went horribly wrong
[Biosphere 2 project, 1991-1993 ...photos at link]
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/jul/13/spaceship-earth-arizona-biosphere-2-lockdown
I think William Hurt is in this group. :^)
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