These volunteers spent 40 days in a cave with no sunlight or way to tell time
Montreal s Marina Lançon was one of 15 people who volunteered to spend 40 days in a French cave without any way to tell the time or communicate with the outside world all in the name of science.
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Posted: Apr 27, 2021 5:44 PM ET | Last Updated: April 27
Marina Lançon, pictured in the centre with a blue bandana and gray sweater, emerges from the Lombrives Cave in France with 14 other people after 40 days underground.(Renata Brito/The Associated Press)
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
Ever wonder what it would feel like to unplug from a hyperconnected world and hide away in a dark cave for 40 days?
Fifteen people in France did just that, emerging on Saturday from a scientific experiment to say that time seemed to pass more slowly in their cavernous underground abode in southwestern France, where they were deprived of clocks and light.
With big smiles on their pale faces, the 15 left their voluntary isolation in the Lombrives Cave to a round of applause and basked in the light while wearing special glasses to protect their eyes after so long in the
French isolation study in a cave ends after 40 days
The experiment was to help researchers understand how people adapt to drastic changes in living conditions and environments. Author: Associated Press Updated: 8:48 AM CDT April 24, 2021
Ever wonder what it would feel like to unplug from a hyperconnected world and hide away in a dark cave for 40 days?
Fifteen people in France did just that, emerging Saturday from a scientific experiment to say that time seemed to pass more slowly in their cavernous underground abode, where they were deprived of clocks and light.
With big smiles on their pale faces, the 15 left their voluntary isolation in 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.