NASA will pay you $18,000 to lay in a bed for 70 days straight - Polidicks

[IMG]http://www.mnn.com/sites/default/files/editorial/NASApotato.jpg[/IMG] [QUOTE]It's said that if you choose a job you love, that you'll never have to work a day in your life. But what if what you love is to stay in bed all day, surf the internet and play video games? Well, your dream job has finally arrived. NASA is offering $18,000 to anyone who wants to stay in bed for 70 days straight, [URL="http://www.forbes.com/sites/crossingborders/2013/09/18/nasa-will-pay-18000-to-watch-you-rest-in-bed-for-real/"]reports Forbes[/URL]. Yes, you read that right. NASA, the principal employer for most of the world's top rocket scientists, is now hiring couch potatoes. It's all in the name of science. Apparently, the best way to study the long term effects of microgravity on the human body, aside from the extremely expensive task of sending subjects into space, is to observe how people's bodies respond to being stuck in bed for extremely long periods of time. The research will help NASA scientists to plan for long term space missions.[/QUOTE] [URL]http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/space/stories/nasa-to-pay-18000-for-people-to-be-professional-couch-potatoes[/URL]

I'd do it. Wouldn't be the most pleasant thing, but holy shit, $18k.

Its alright, since I do this everyday while browsing Sensational Headlines

Fuck that, I would like to keep my level of physical fitness thank you.

half of facepunch does this anyway

I can't even stay in bed after I wake up longer than 20 minutes. I'd go insane.

[QUOTE=Banandana;42276720]I'd do it. Wouldn't be the most pleasant thing, but holy shit, $18k.[/QUOTE] $18k would be good if it weren't over 2 months.

You'd probably ending up spending that $18,000 in medical bills due to all the health problems associated with that... you'd probably need physical therapy because your muscles would have atrophied so badly.

Fuck that, the health side affects are beyond what almost 19,000 would pay.

Gonna end up like the sloth scene from Se7en.

Id probably get some headaches after 2 or 3 days. It sounds easy but Im pretty sure it would be really hard.

[QUOTE=SPESSMEHREN;42276756]You'd probably ending up spending that $18,000 in medical bills due to all the health problems associated with that... you'd probably need physical therapy because your muscles would have atrophied so badly.[/QUOTE] There are many people who have done less for longer. The point is, you get the 18k and go work out for a while, you'll be back to normal.

guys, after the test they give you a free 14 day rehab treatment to readjust you to normal life

That's a pretty shit deal.

Woooooah 70 DAYS? I thought it said 70 HOURS.

OP's picture looks like Bellick and Geary from Prison Break

It would probably be a lot harder than it sounds. Imagine having to go to the bathroom, not showering for 70 days, having to get up again would be hell.

Those don't even look like comfortable beds.

Shit I'd Do anything for $18k. I really need that money or school is fucked for me. Oh well.

[QUOTE=SPESSMEHREN;42276756]You'd probably ending up spending that $18,000 in medical bills due to all the health problems associated with that... you'd probably need physical therapy because your muscles would have atrophied so badly.[/QUOTE] Well, here in Sweden so would that shit be free.

Best thing is probably to be ripped when you start, that way no bad shit really happens...

how do you poop

I could totally do this. $18k is a pretty damn good amount of money. I don't live too far from Houston either. I'm curious how they deal with bathroom needs and stuff. [quote]“'Couch potatoes' is not an accurate description for what we are looking for. Subjects need to be very healthy,” said NASA’s news chief, Kelly Humphries to Forbes.[/quote] well shit

[QUOTE=Shadaez;42276933]how do you poop[/QUOTE] bedpans

At first you think "18k for laying in bed? that's awesome", but then you look at it a little more and you realize that's not at all worth it considering all the side effects [editline]22nd September 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=meppers;42276803]guys, after the test they give you a free 14 day rehab treatment to readjust you to normal life[/QUOTE] well, this definitely makes it a little better

[QUOTE=meppers;42276803]guys, after the test they give you a free 14 day rehab treatment to readjust you to normal life[/QUOTE] sign me up, spaceboy

if they provide the video games i would totally do it if i fit the health requirements. 18,000 is more than i'v ever had in my life and 18,000 for laying around is a jackpot.

lol 18k to have severe health issues that might possibly not be reversible. Why do you guys think they're giving 18k to lay in a bed.. it's because you won't be able to walk and your heart will be too fucking weak to anyway. That's why they're paying idiots that think 18k is worth it. They want you to be very healthy as if you were an astronaut going into space. I'll just quote this from the article so you guys realize what you'd be getting into. [QUOTE]The reason for the health requirements is that being such a dedicated couch potato actually takes a [URL="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2422033/Is-dream-job-couch-potatoes-Nasa-3-000-month-just-lying-bed-70-days.html"]huge toll on the body[/URL]. Muscles atrophy significantly, veins and arteries weaken, and bone calcium depletes at 10 times the rate of an elderly person suffering from osteoporosis. Absent from the effects of gravity, blood pools in the body's extremities. That includes the head, which gives people puffy faces. Subjects really do put their health at risk for the study, which is part of why NASA is paying people so well to basically do nothing.[/QUOTE]

This is more than I make in year holy shit.

[QUOTE=Grabigel;42277011]lol 18k to have severe health issues that might possibly not be reversible. Why do you guys think they're giving 18k to lay in a bed.. it's because you won't be able to walk and your heart will be too fucking weak to anyway. That's why they're paying idiots that think 18k is worth it. They want you to be very healthy as if you were an astronaut going into space.[/QUOTE] they provide rehab, wingnut