As you know, after the start of the pandemic, there was a situation of house closures all over the world. The French researcher Christian Clot then states that people are socially isolated. To adjust He wondered what his limits were and started an experiment.

Than those between 27 and 50 years old, from 8 men and 7 women 15 participants, consisting of 15 participants, went on an adventure in the cave where they would live 40 days without a telephone, clock and daylight. So what was the result of this experiment?

The aim of the experiment was to observe people’s reactions when they lost their sense of time and space.

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Therefore, after the investigation to compare Before entering the cave, the participants had their brain activities and mental functions analyzed so that this could be done. Clot stated that the participants had trouble adjusting to the cave at first and were sleepless for a few days. Participants slept in tents in the cave and it was strictly forbidden to wake each other up.

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Anyway, everyone was free, because Clot told the participants they could sleep and eat whenever they wanted. Because of this, no one knew for sure how long he slept. In other words, the team leader leaves the people completely to themselves and spends their days without them. to your intuition We can say he wanted them to plan accordingly.

As time went on, it was found that people who initially couldn’t sleep slept in harmony with the group and woke up. It’s actually kind of ‘People can adapt to everything in time’ It was a remarkable result.

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In addition, the volunteers had to generate their own electricity and cook their food naturally. Electricity in the cave came from a bicycle connected to a generator. As the volunteers pedal, the bike moves into the air. electric delivered.

For example, not all parts of the cave were lit, but only a part was allocated electricity. This also includes difficult living conditions. made it harder naturally.

In fact, people need space to cook food and meet their water needs. 45 meters He even drew water from a well below him. Unfortunately, according to the researcher’s explanation, the shower event was a bit of a problem. Because the cave was already very cold and damp, the area was not very suitable for showering.

Something surprising was discovered in the experiment: the volunteers’ one-day time cycles were more than 24 hours.

The participants usually spent their days doing activities such as exploring the cave, researching insects and growing plants/vegetables. One of the interesting details that stood out at the end of the experiment was that for most participants, the days were longer than 30 hours. Even a day for a female participant 40 hours turned out to be; He only slept 23 times in 40 days.

This interesting finding is: “Isn’t a day really 24 hours? Does time depend entirely on our perception of it? Of course these are a bit of a joke. Because people are experimenting in this cave day and night have no concepts. Therefore, it is not possible to change the perception of time.

While all this was going on, the participants were affected by the electricity provided by bicycles in the cave. scientific measurements taken. For example, volunteers were given a drug that stayed in the body for 3-4 days so that their body temperature could be measured.

When this drug traveled through the digestive system, the degree of body temperature could be understood. According to the team leader, who takes this measurement while the body temperature changes around the clock, the effect of the experiment on the body It was an important detail that helped to understand.

For measuring sleep patterns, the hearts of hearts devices are placed. In addition, blood samples were taken and chemicals in the brain were checked. While all this was being done, they were monitored by cameras.

Clot, they have a lot data He stated that this data is processed by 12 labs around the world. In terms of a study conducted in about a month, we can say that it is a small but comprehensive study.

You know what shocked everyone after the experiment was over?

When asked how many days the volunteers spent in the cave, most answered ”I think it’s about 30 days” made such predictions. According to them, there was still a long time until the end of the experiment, so as you can see, there was a 10-day shift in their perception of time.

punch for them “Experiment is over, let’s go” When he said that, most of them didn’t want to leave the cave and they had a hard time mentally. We can say that this was the most interesting finding of the experiment.

The funny thing is that some participants, experiment He even wanted to go back to the cave after it was over. Clot also stated that the 3 volunteers who participated in the study urgently want to participate in such experiments.

In addition, the expert assembles a team to re-test the difficult living conditions. To the Brazilian rainforest and Siberia He said he was going. Well, would you take part in an experiment that had to be lived in an environment with such harsh conditions? You can share your thoughts with us in the comments.

• Sources: BBC, Business Insider