Fifteen people have emerged from a French cave after spending 40 days in voluntary isolation with no sense of time or date.
The eight men and seven women who took part in a scientific experiment emerged from their self-segregation in the Pyrenees on Saturday morning.
With big smiles on their pale faces, the 15 participants left the Lombrives cave to a round of applause and basked in the light of day while wearing special glasses to protect their eyes after so long in the dark.
Members of the French team that participated in the Deep Time study (Renata Brito/AP)
“It’s really warm!” said one.
Ever wonder what it would feel like to unplug from a hyperconnected world and hide away in a cave for a few weeks? Fifteen people in France found out.
After 40 days in voluntary isolation in a dark, damp and vast cave, eight men and seven women who took part in a scientific experiment emerged on Saturday from their self-segregation in the Pyrenees.
With big smiles on their pale faces, the 15 participants exited the Lombrives cave to a round of applause and basked in the light of day while wearing special glasses to protect their eyes after so long in the dark.
LOMBRIVES CAVE, France - Ever wonder what it would feel like to unplug from a hyperconnected world and hide away in a cave for a few weeks? Fifteen people in France found out.
Lombrives Cave (France), April 24
Ever wonder what it would feel like to unplug from a hyperconnected world and hide away in a cave for a few weeks? Fifteen people in France found out.
After 40 days