It sounds like a dream job – getting paid to stay in bed.
American space agency NASA is advertising for volunteers who are willing to stay in bed, read a book or watch TV.
There is one slight catch – the people selected have to stay in bed for 70 days without getting up at all.
The scientists want to study the effects of weightlessness on the human body and they felt one of the easiest ways to do this was to get people to put their feet up.
The project is called the Bed Rest Project and volunteers will be placed in tilted beds so their feet are slightly higher than their body. They’ll then stay that way – whether going to the toilet or showering, or eating.
After ten weeks they’ll be asked to do a number of exercises to see how the lack of exercise has affected them.
Lying down for such long periods of time can cause loss in muscle mass and bone density.
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thats so cool
That is awesome
Wow i would so not be able to do this because i’m so active and can’t keep still for 1/2 an hour.
oooooommmmmmgggggg
Wow. I would really like to do that, but with my friend next to me:) I wonder if it does make your bones very weak.
Haha
Hey you only said 70 DAYS not days and nights!
Won’t it be fun?? But how can you not go to the toilet for 10 WEEKS???
i would never do that !!!
I would love that job just I want to get away from school and jobs at name PS you get money!
Home not name darn
i wish they would do that in nz
No it’s not
so awsome
t sounds like a dream job – getting paid to stay in bed.
American space agency NASA is advertising for volunteers who are willing to stay in bed, read a book or watch TV.
There is one slight catch – the people selected have to stay in bed for 70 days without getting up at all.
Thats cool as.
what the heck??!!!!!!!!!!!
anyone here? I want to talk to someone
THT IS KINDA SAD,….
WOW SLEEPING FOR 10 WEEKS THATS IMPOSABLE
kkn is cool
i thing that they should not pay people to pay them to sleep
I wonder if they watch you sleep?
Great.
Kwl
My Dream job!!!!!
LOL
I would be a million air speacially in class.
You will fat if you sleep like that
I think that’s a great idea! I mean, staying in bed for 70 days is kind of a wreck, but still, its an experiment