NASA will pay you $18,000 to stay in bed for 70 days
September 20, 2013 11:00 AM | permalink
Hey couch potatoes! Our nation's space agency is looking to pay big bucks for you to lay in bed and do nothing for over two months. All they want to do is monitor you while you read comic books, watch porn and eat chips. You might need to poop in bed too, but we're pretty sure that's on your resume.
But seriously, they say you can even telecommute to your job while working this job. That's nearly a twenty thousand dollar bonus for people like me who already work from home!
There's only only cruel hitch: You need to currently be as fit as an astronaut to be selected. Like, super fit. Yeah. If that wasn't the case no way I'd be sharing this primo job opportunity with y'all. Not only that, you need to get a full work over by a psychologist to see if you can handle it mentally and worse — you need to lie in bed in Texas. This means no outings to find the best chicken fried steak joint that might only be a few short steps away.
There's real scientific knowledge to be gleaned from the people who are forced to do this "bed rest study." As your muscles whither away to dust you'll be helping advance our knowledge of space flight. So, if you think you've got the right lazy stuff, go ahead and
apply now...see below
Source: Forbes http://www.forbes.com/fdc/welcome_mjx.shtml
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https://bedreststudy.jsc.nasa.gov/apply.aspx
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18,000$ to inflict that much damage onto your body?!
Like how productive will you be, for how long after this 70 days is over?
How much will the medical and other expenses swallow up of that 18,000 bux?
I mean there's "being patriotic and wanting to help", but NASA is just taking the piss...
Fruitbat.
I know I would never manage this, if there
is one thing that drives me to the brink, it
is bedrest. ;D
Nope, could not do it even for the $.
Quote from: burntheships on September 21, 2013, 03:15:13 PM
I know I would never manage this, if there
is one thing that drives me to the brink, it
is bedrest. ;D
Nope, could not do it even for the $.
Me too. I might with a few months training pass the fitness test but bed for a couple of months? NO WAY! It's not like you can buy the time back.
are we allowed a space barbie (or space ken :P) so boredom does not set in?
QuoteAs your muscles whither away to dust
bwhahahaha THAT is funny.
Advanced Resistive Exercise Device ::)
QuoteThe Advanced Resistive Exercise Device (ARED) uses adjustable resistance piston-driven vacuum cylinders along with a flywheel system to simulate free-weight exercises in normal gravity. Studies have found that without exercises like those possible on the ARED, astronauts could lose up to 15% of their muscle volume, which could be difficult or even impossible to regain back on Earth. ARED's primary goal is to maintain muscle strength and mass in astronauts during long periods in space.
SOURCE:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/1001_prt.html
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Astronauts Need Tougher Workouts in Space
by SPACE.com Staff | April 07, 2009 09:47am ET QuoteAstronauts may need to boost their Bowflex-like resistance training to stave off muscle loss during long space missions, a new study says.
The NASA-sponsored research found that crewmembers of the International Space Station lost roughly 15 percent of muscle mass and 20 to 30 percent of muscle performance during the average six-month stay at the orbital lab. The solution: Push more resistance training instead of aerobic exercise.
"Intensity wins, hands down," said Scott Trappe, director of Ball State University's Human Performance Laboratory.
SOURCE:
http://www.space.com/6549-astronauts-tougher-workouts-space.html
Maybe Nasa should check ebay out for some cheap Resistance band's and some anchor point's from the local hardware shop to install on the ISS rather than blow 18 grand on a useless study ? ;D
Resistance Bands that work in Orbithttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resistance_band
you know one of the best machines i ever used to keep in shape was a gyroscope.
once your ankles are strapped in and you're in the hoop around your waist you're just at the mercy of wherever it wants to spin you.holding on to bars with your hands either side of your head.
once my mates span me as fast as they could that was insane.
anyone ever had a go in one? see if i can find a vid.
here imagine this but 2 men spinning me about 10 times as fast ;D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDoshflh25Q