Astronauts Could Get Lazier As Mars Mission Progresses 145
sciencehabit writes "Imagine life on a spaceship headed to Mars. You and your five crewmates work, exercise, and eat together every day under the glow of fluorescent lights. As the months pass, the sun gets dimmer and communication with Earth gets slower. What does this do to your body? According to an Earth-based experiment in which six volunteers stayed in a windowless 'spaceship' for nearly a year and a half, the monotony, tight living space, and lack of natural light will probably make you sleep more and work less. Space, for all intents and purposes, turns you into a couch potato."
Star Trek (Score:5, Funny)
already done (Score:5, Funny)
I've already done this experiment over 30 times. Its called winter.
Space Potato (Score:5, Funny)
It turns you into a Spudnik.
Then americans.. (Score:3, Funny)
are the best fit to colonize space for sure!
Heart of Gold (Score:4, Funny)
This is why the Heart Of Gold is shaped like a running shoe - does all the running FOR you. Outsource everything...
This is how you prevent laziness: (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Star Trek (Score:5, Funny)
Man.
These astronauts work 3 days, every five years - taking a round-trip to... NOWHERE!
And you say it's possible for them to get lazier? Wow. :-)
Make it number two, number one!
TLDR (Score:5, Funny)
Too Lazy Didn't Read
Re:Experiment probably worse than the real thing (Score:5, Funny)
On a real mission, the trip out is likely to be pretty much demotivational as well. "Here I am, stack of college degrees and qualifications longer than your arm, and what am I doing? Watering hydroponic plants. Oh, god, I'm so depressed."
Be happy Marvin is not on the mission.
Re:already done (Score:5, Funny)
A south puget sounder would stab you in the face with a fair-trade knife for claiming a californian knows rain.
Re:Space Potato (Score:4, Funny)
It turns you into a Spudnik.
Astronauts are being replaced by doughnauts.