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.
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A group of 15 French volunteers left a cave on Saturday after a gruelling 40-day stint without any sense of time, in an experiment to test human adaptability to isolation.
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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-thirds of the group say they wanted to stay in the cave for longer.