NASA Offers $5000 a Month For You to Lie in Bed

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Need a break from the working, walking, and standing required by the demanding and stressful life you lead? Well, pack your bags for Houston because NASA wants to pay you $17,000 to stay in bed for 90 straight days.

The bed-rest experiment, to take place in the Human Test Subject Facility of Johnson Space Center, is designed to allow scientists to study some of the effects of microgravity on the human body. We read on the Bed Rest Study website:

Participants will spend 90 days lying in bed, (except for limited times for specific tests) with their body slightly tilted downward (head down, feet up). Every day, they will be awake for 16 hours and lights out (asleep) for 8 hours.

It's unclear, however, whether you'll be allowed to read with a flashlight under the covers.

Jokes aside, astronauts who've spent lengthy stays in space have suffered serious repercussions. Our bodies have evolved mechanisms to deal with a certain amount of gravitational force--namely, the amount present on Earth; reduce g and blood pools in the feet, muscles atrophy and bones lose their density. It can take astronauts (or cosmonauts) months to readjust to the Earth's gravitational force.

If you're still interested, feel free to apply. You'll have to pass the Air Force medical examination standards and take a blood test, which we assume means that you won't have any help from recreational drugs to alleviate the boredom of lying prone for 2,160 hours.

Here at Wired Science, we can't decide if this is the sweetest way to make five grand a month or the worst punishment you could inflict on a person. The deciding factor seems to be the inclusion of a World of Warcraft subscription.

http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/05...offers-500.html

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

I hate a slow day at work. I could not do this.

[dalegg 143]

Need a break from the working, walking, and standing required by the demanding and stressful life you lead? Well, pack your bags for Houston because NASA wants to pay you $17,000 to stay in bed for 90 straight days.

The bed-rest experiment, to take place in the Human Test Subject Facility of Johnson Space Center, is designed to allow scientists to study some of the effects of microgravity on the human body. Our bodies have evolved mechanisms to deal with a certain amount of gravitational force--namely, the amount present on Earth; reduce g and blood pools in the feet, muscles atrophy and bones lose their density. It can take astronauts (or cosmonauts) months to readjust to the Earth's gravitational force.

Why do they need to put out ads and pay people? They should just study this guy. I'm sure gravity is hard at work in this bed.

[Dr. A ♥ O 203]

Sign me up! I have the summer open and could use the doe.

[o0pink0o 3]

Why do they need to put out ads and pay people? They should just study this guy. I'm sure gravity is hard at work in this bed.

lol!

Edited May 9, 2008 by o0pink0o

[wifetobe 2]

Need a break from the working, walking, and standing required by the demanding and stressful life you lead? Well, pack your bags for Houston because NASA wants to pay you $17,000 to stay in bed for 90 straight days.

The bed-rest experiment, to take place in the Human Test Subject Facility of Johnson Space Center, is designed to allow scientists to study some of the effects of microgravity on the human body. We read on the Bed Rest Study website:

Participants will spend 90 days lying in bed, (except for limited times for specific tests) with their body slightly tilted downward (head down, feet up). Every day, they will be awake for 16 hours and lights out (asleep) for 8 hours.

It's unclear, however, whether you'll be allowed to read with a flashlight under the covers.

Jokes aside, astronauts who've spent lengthy stays in space have suffered serious repercussions. Our bodies have evolved mechanisms to deal with a certain amount of gravitational force--namely, the amount present on Earth; reduce g and blood pools in the feet, muscles atrophy and bones lose their density. It can take astronauts (or cosmonauts) months to readjust to the Earth's gravitational force.

If you're still interested, feel free to apply. You'll have to pass the Air Force medical examination standards and take a blood test, which we assume means that you won't have any help from recreational drugs to alleviate the boredom of lying prone for 2,160 hours.

Here at Wired Science, we can't decide if this is the sweetest way to make five grand a month or the worst punishment you could inflict on a person. The deciding factor seems to be the inclusion of a World of Warcraft subscription.

http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/05...offers-500.html

This is not for the faint hearted. I would do it because I'll get over it. I just think of those super-max prisoner inmates, if they can do it 23 hours a day for a life sentence, I am sure I can do it for 3 months.

[wifetobe 2]

Why do they need to put out ads and pay people? They should just study this guy. I'm sure gravity is hard at work in this bed.

lol!

I don't know what you find so funny.. if you saw the documentary on this dude on the bed you would think you are evil.

[o0pink0o 3]

Why do they need to put out ads and pay people? They should just study this guy. I'm sure gravity is hard at work in this bed.

lol!

I don't know what you find so funny.. if you saw the documentary on this dude on the bed you would think you are evil.

how in the world would anyone know the documentary of this guy? obviously he is unhealthy which is not good FYI: AND I WANS'T LAUGHING WITH HIS HEALTH CONDITION what am LOL about is that he can still manage to smile like that inspite of his condition actually i find his smile adorable ,.and in case he will win that $17,000 then good, i just hope he will use the money to make his health better .

[o0pink0o 3]

i mean everyone , not anyone. it won't let me edit my last post.

[Nagishkaw 510]

Gravity sucks.

[Sinergy 3]

I signed up, hell i could use a 90 day rest

[Nessa 23]

i would if when awake i could watch cable tv and surf the web with a laptop. Do they get to go to the bathroom and shower? Do they eat with their head tilted like that?

[Sister Fracas 5]

I'm quite sure I couldn't tolerate it.... I'm too fidgety

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

I dunno - that sounds like one of those sensory deprivation torture things.

Plus your muscles would go pretty flabby from lack of use. Not to mention 3 months of bed-baths - yuk

Edited May 9, 2008 by Number 6