NASA Offering Volunteers $18k to Lie in Bed for 70 Days

[weirdee]

Why not look at coma patients instead of making people intentionally damage their bodies? I find it hard to believe that family/spouses of the coma patients couldn't give consent for having some of the medical costs covered. Or are they looking for the mental effects as well?

Coma patients aren't typical subjects as the cause of the coma can also effect results.

Also psychological aspects also have to be considered.

Not to mention there was the part about wanting them to get up and perform physical tasks.

Imagine waking up from a coma and some guy telling you he needs you to put this suit on, hop in that white buggy, drive over there, get out and pick up that box.

... okay these orders need to be given by GLADOS just to REALLY fuck with people.

also pretty sure coma patients are usually not fit enough to pass a military fitness test

 

[Abomination]

Why not look at coma patients instead of making people intentionally damage their bodies? I find it hard to believe that family/spouses of the coma patients couldn't give consent for having some of the medical costs covered. Or are they looking for the mental effects as well?

Coma patients aren't typical subjects as the cause of the coma can also effect results.

Also psychological aspects also have to be considered.

Not to mention there was the part about wanting them to get up and perform physical tasks.

Imagine waking up from a coma and some guy telling you he needs you to put this suit on, hop in that white buggy, drive over there, get out and pick up that box.

... okay these orders need to be given by GLADOS just to REALLY fuck with people.

also pretty sure coma patients are usually not fit enough to pass a military fitness test

Put them in one of those realy fast spinny things and see if their condition changes... if they remain passed out - they're in!

That's how it works right? It works like that with amnesia in the cartoons - bonk on the head to cause, bonk on the head to cure.

 

[Micalas]

Now I kinda wish Sword Art online was real, those kids would be set for life!

First thing I thought, lol. Asuna turned out alright.

 

[Yopaz]

Why not look at coma patients instead of making people intentionally damage their bodies? I find it hard to believe that family/spouses of the coma patients couldn't give consent for having some of the medical costs covered. Or are they looking for the mental effects as well?

Coma patients wouldn't work because their pulse and metabolism has slowed down enough to make a deviation between what could be observed with a conscious person.

OT: I am within the group of people they could want for this experiment. However I would never go 2 months without going to the gym or jogging, now going 2 months not being allowed to sit up would be hell. I also imagine this would be bad for my social life too... not that there's a whole lot of it as it is...