http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE67L1NU20100822
Good news that they've been found alive and safe but it got me thinking.
What would it do to a person spending that much time in the dark, mentally and physically ?
They're obviously not alone and will be in contact with the surface regularly now so maybe it won't play with their minds so much, but I wonder how the body will cope without the sun for so long.
It was common a few centuries ago for miners to spend most of their lives underground, but that was a long time ago now and we must have adapted.
I hope they don't get any more complications and everybody gets out okay.
Good news that they've been found alive and safe but it got me thinking.
What would it do to a person spending that much time in the dark, mentally and physically ?
They're obviously not alone and will be in contact with the surface regularly now so maybe it won't play with their minds so much, but I wonder how the body will cope without the sun for so long.
It was common a few centuries ago for miners to spend most of their lives underground, but that was a long time ago now and we must have adapted.
I hope they don't get any more complications and everybody gets out okay.