3 Russians, a Frenchman, a Chinese, and a Columbian walk in to a bar....

Platapus · 06-03-10, 04:01 PM

Well not exactly a bar, but they will be walking in to a mars exploration spacecraft simulator and will spend 520 days in isolation as test subjects for psychological and physiological testing.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/20...-moscow-hangar

520 days. And we call ourselves hardcore simulator players.

Personally, I see this as more a publicity stunt than a real experiment.

Weiss Pinguin · 06-03-10, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

Personally, I see this as more a publicity stunt than a real experiment.

I dunno, at 520 days that's gonna be a heck of a publicity stunt

Alex · 06-03-10, 04:39 PM

We never get short of new ways to waste time and money.

tomfon · 06-03-10, 04:49 PM

Without women involved in the experiment results and conclusions will not be representative nor sufficient.

Alex · 06-03-10, 05:01 PM

Most frequently no woman gets involved in this kind of experience.
Unlike men, women have a stupidity detector naturally implemented.

Platapus · 06-03-10, 05:11 PM

520 days with out the company of a woman can be stressful
520 days in the company of a woman can be stressful

SteamWake · 06-03-10, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by tomfon

Without women involved in the experiment results and conclusions will not be representative nor sufficient.

Got to agree !

tomfon · 06-03-10, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

520 days with out the company of a woman can be stressful
520 days in the company of a woman can be stressful

You mean, in the company of one woman only(?)
They should have their mothers with them.

SteamWake · 06-03-10, 09:18 PM

Just a thought but can mars even be reached in 500 days?

TLAM Strike · 06-03-10, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

Just a thought but can mars even be reached in 500 days?

Yes. 500 days is about the travel time (both ways) with the minimum delta V.

http://projectrho.com/rocket/rocket3o.html

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Originally Posted by Platapus

520 days with out the company of a woman can be stressful
520 days in the company of a woman can be stressful

In the absence of a woman an Frenchman can suffice.

Pg. 568 Sec. 4 of the NASA training manual on Interplanetary Flight.

Weiss Pinguin · 06-04-10, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

520 days with out the company of a woman can be stressful
520 days in the company of a woman can be stressful

That sounds like an entirely different battery of tests.... Where do I sign up for that second one?

frau kaleun · 06-04-10, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Alex

Unlike men, women have a stupidity detector naturally implemented.

If this were true a lot more of you would be single.

P.S. If we can send six men to Mars... why can't we send them all?

Weiss Pinguin · 06-04-10, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun

If this were true a lot more of you would be single.

P.S. If we can send six men to Mars... why can't we send them all?

If we did that, who you would make sandwiches for?

frau kaleun · 06-04-10, 08:48 AM

krashkart · 06-04-10, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun

P.S. If we can send six men to Mars... why can't we send them all?

Yes, well, I heard Venus has a dense, corrosive atmosphere.

[EDIT] Oh, and it's barre.... no, mebbe not good idea.

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,361 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	3 Russians, a Frenchman, a Chinese, and a Columbian walk in to a bar.... Well not exactly a bar, but they will be walking in to a mars exploration spacecraft simulator and will spend 520 days in isolation as test subjects for psychological and physiological testing. http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/20...-moscow-hangar 520 days. And we call ourselves hardcore simulator players. Personally, I see this as more a publicity stunt than a real experiment. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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tomfon Grey Wolf Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: CK7662 Posts: 918 Downloads: 178 Uploads: 4	Without women involved in the experiment results and conclusions will not be representative nor sufficient. __________________ "I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers which can't be questioned." - Richard P. Feynman [1918/1988] "I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed." - Michael Jordan Mods for SH3

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Alex Dominant Wolf Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,143 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	Most frequently no woman gets involved in this kind of experience. Unlike men, women have a stupidity detector naturally implemented. __________________

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,361 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	520 days with out the company of a woman can be stressful 520 days in the company of a woman can be stressful __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Just a thought but can mars even be reached in 500 days? __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

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