I knew a guy who spent a year there working for the scientists at McMurdo. Yeah, they blackout the windows with blinds and blackout curtains in the summer or did back in the 70s. They had to install special lights in the sun’s wavelength to prevent emotional problems in the winter and also to let them have some natural vitamin D. Apparently human’s don’t do well under florescent light for very long. He said in winter it was so cold that you could feel your cheeks freeze if you were even in one of the unheated garages, let alone the OMG! wind chill factors in winter.
Templo S.U.D. almost 5 years ago
let me guess: lungs float because they’re full of air (what are Antarctic researchers’ method to sleeping in the summer? draw the blinds?)
hawgowar almost 5 years ago
I knew a guy who spent a year there working for the scientists at McMurdo. Yeah, they blackout the windows with blinds and blackout curtains in the summer or did back in the 70s. They had to install special lights in the sun’s wavelength to prevent emotional problems in the winter and also to let them have some natural vitamin D. Apparently human’s don’t do well under florescent light for very long. He said in winter it was so cold that you could feel your cheeks freeze if you were even in one of the unheated garages, let alone the OMG! wind chill factors in winter.
Aussie Down Under almost 5 years ago
Mark Twain’s choice of dog breed bordered on the sublime.
therese_callahan2002 almost 5 years ago
I’m surprised he didn’t name the other two dogs Who and What.
Gent almost 5 years ago
Just remember the summertime in Antarctica is from September to March next year. The rest is wintertime.
zerotvus almost 5 years ago
a friend had a dog named damnnit….come here damnnit!
markhughw almost 5 years ago
As with the antarctic circle, the same is true with the arctic circle.
maverick1usa almost 5 years ago
My dad told me he had a dog named ‘You Know’ when he was a kid.
oakie817 almost 5 years ago
Twain also had baseball team…let’s see, he had who on first base, …
diegot almost 5 years ago
With all that superb wit he had, Twain came up with those lame names?!
NaturLvr almost 5 years ago
And now we know…
Space_cat almost 5 years ago
Eat enough Beans the Colon will float as well!
Bilan almost 5 years ago
Skin probably floats.
Fan o’ Lio. almost 5 years ago
My dog thought his name was “Down Boy”.
Janos almost 5 years ago
I clearly remember other organs floating. When I went to swim with my gf…
craigwestlake almost 5 years ago
And a chihuahua named “What was the question?”…