Great Job On Offer For US Citizens

chandrika · #1 (**permalink**) 05-08-2008, 10:45 AM

Check out this job on offer from NASA, who need people to lay in bed for 90 days straight, something to do with tests for checking the effects of gravity, you have to lay in bed with your feet up.....and did I mention that you get paid $5000 per week.

If I was a US citizen I would be applying for this, the application form is linked to on this article page about it..
NASA Offers $5000 a Month For You to Lie in Bed | Wired Science from Wired.com

If anyone applies let us know, I want to hear what its like , as I have only ever dreamed of doing that.

cw1865 · #2 (**permalink**) 05-08-2008, 02:58 PM

Its too much time to stay in a bed. You'd go insane.

chandrika · #3 (**permalink**) 05-08-2008, 03:13 PM

They dont say if you could take your laptop, or watch telly, I think I could stay in bed that long if I had a TV or laptop or something, in fact I had an op last year and had to stay in bed in hospital for a week. They had these stations that swung over the bed, with internet, TV, phone etc, and I actually couldnt get out of bed at all, so was there for one week just in bed 24/7 and got quite used to it and sometimes look back fondly at that week....mind you, I expect the pain killers made it a bit more bearable.

Martinscholes · #4 (**permalink**) 05-08-2008, 06:50 PM

There'd be problems with bedsores, too. Plus muscle wastage.

**jawn_tech** · #5 (**permalink**) 05-08-2008, 09:44 PM

Gimme a playstation, fresh rotation of games and hot wings. I'm all about it.

jabo · #6 (**permalink**) 05-09-2008, 03:03 AM

Yes if it is allowed to bring a laptop, tv or a P.S. and have, what is it called, conjugal visits? then I guess I would go for it... what in the world can you learn from something laying in bed for 90 days?