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French study examining effects of being cut off from world finds time seemed to pass more slowly for participants as they lived underground, deprived of clocks or sunlight
Fifteen people have come out of a cave in southwestern France, where they spent 40 days without daylight, clocks and communication with the outside world as part of an experiment to study how well humans can adapt to isolation. The experience of being so shut off from the world was (surprisingly) an enjoyable one, one of the 15 volunteers said and several added they wanted to stay in the cave longer. “It was like pressing pause,” said Marina...
» French volunteers who lived in a cave with no phones, clocks, or sunlight for 40 days say it was 'great' French volunteers who lived in a cave with no phones, clocks, or sunlight for 40 days say it was 'great' Julian KossoffApr 25, 2021, 21:54 IST Volunteers leave the Lombrives cave after spending 40 days in the cave in Ussat-les-Bains, southern of France, on April 24, 2021.Fred Scheiber/AFP via Getty Images French volunteers have emerged from a cave after spending 40 days with no clocks or phones. They took part in the Deep Time project, which explored the limits of human isolation. Two...
BBC News Published image copyrightGetty Images image captionFor 40 days and 40 nights, the cave-dwelling volunteers swapped modern comforts for basic necessities A group of French volunteers have emerged from a cave after a 40-day study exploring the limits of human adaptability to isolation. The 15 participants lived in the Lombrives cave in south-west France with no phones, clocks or sunlight. They slept in tents, made their own electricity, and had no contact with the outside world. The project aimed to test how people respond to losing their sense of time and space. The so-called Deep Ti...
A group of French volunteers have emerged from a cave after a 40-day study exploring the limits of human adaptability to isolation. Volunteers celebrate after leaving the Lombrives cave where they have spent 40 days, in Ussat-les-Bains, southern of France Photo: AFP The 15 participants lived in the Lombrives cave in south-west France with no phones, clocks or sunlight. They slept in tents, made their own electricity, and had no contact with the outside world. The project aimed to test how people respond to losing their sense of time and space. The so-called Deep Time experiment came to an en...