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> Seems like it would be an awesome experience though. Unless you're there doing research that you enjoy doing, I can tell you that it will not be an awesome e
by finid 10y ago
> Seems like it would be an awesome experience though.
Unless you're there doing research that you enjoy doing, I can tell you that it will not be an awesome experience. For a few days, OK, but beyond that, you probably will be bored to death.
I once spent 30 days in the middle of nowhere doing research. Just a few guys, no females.
When we got back to civilization, everything looked super colorful. The green leaves of plants I first saw, and it remained like that for a few days, after we got back looked absolutely beautiful. I thought I'd never seen green colors that bright.
And the sight of women, omg!
- lupin_sansei 10y agoI felt like after a week in winter in Seattle and then returning to summer in Australia. Everything was so bright and colorful.
- pyre 10y agoEven if there are members of whatever sex you're interested in, I think that there is a general rule (official or unofficial) against getting involved (romantically/sexually) with others when you're in that sort of environment.
- clarkema 10y agoAntarctic Winterer here. Hahahahahaha! Erm, yeah, suuuuuuuure.
- pyre 10y agoI remember there being an Reddit AMA from someone that was going to winter in Antarctica and that's where I got that from. So maybe that's the 'official word' or people doing different jobs have different amounts of care for that "rule." I dunno. It seemed to make sense to me that getting involved with each other could have fallout when it comes to getting actual things done if there are hard feelings, etc.
- morgante 10y agoYea, good luck with that.
- WmyEE0UsWAwC2i 10y agoI think the rule template is: What happens in %REMOTE_PLACE%, stays in %REMOTE_PLACE%.
- Kiro 10y ago> you probably will be bored to death As long as you have a computer (with or without internet) I could never imagine being bored.
- RUG3Y 10y agoIt couldn't be worse than being stuck in a FOB in the desert in Iraq.
- pmoriarty 10y ago"When we got back to civilization, everything looked super colorful... And the sight of women, omg!" That's how I feel whenever I leave my apartment. Antarctica wouldn't be such a big change for some. Speaking of which, for those who are interested, I strongly recommend seeing Antarctica: A Year on Ice.[1] It's a bit of a rose-colored-glasses view, I think, but will still give you a sense of how dull and dangerous working and living there can be. [1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctica:_A_Year_on_Ice https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctica:_A_Year_on_Ice