Would you agree to lie down for two months to get R$100,000?
Have you ever thought about quietly helping to unravel the mysteries of the universe, in a good way, and still getting a nice sum of money for it? Twelve volunteers accepted the challenge. What is happening in this time and in this position could help us understand what it would be like to step through space.
The study will be conducted in France with 12 men. Each received 18,000 euros, which is almost R$100,000.
Volunteers can’t get out of bed in vain. A slight bending forward is only possible at certain times, for example when eating, but at least one shoulder must be on the bed.
1 of 2 Study offers BRL 100,000 for volunteers who can lie down for two months Photo: Reproduction/TV Globo Study offers BRL 100,000 for volunteers who can lie down for two months Photo: Reproduction/TV Globo
Since then there has been the European Space Agency 1975 and is dedicated to space exploration with immersive experiments to get crews into space ever safer.
This time, the research wants to understand the effects that offroad cycling could have on the body.
2 of 2 Study offers BRL 100,000 for volunteers who can lie down for two months Photo: Reproduction/TV Globo Study offers BRL 100,000 for volunteers who can lie down for two months Photo: Reproduction/TV Globo
The volunteers were divided into three groups: one does not pedal; another yes, every day for 30 minutes; and the third group combines cycling with spinning in the centrifuge. Everyone always lies.
They will be monitored 24 hours a day, including by psychologists, and some repercussions are to be expected.
“We know from previous studies that there are effects on the bones, on muscle strength. The heart is affected to a certain extent,” emphasizes the researcher.
Physically, we saw that the muscles became more flexible,” reports one volunteer.
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