There are several bases in antactica were scientists are carrying out work. Can you go and live there away from civillization with lets say 10 other people. This is a serious question please.
2006-08-29 20:51:46 · 15 answers · asked by SAREK 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
I think I would take it. That's an opportunity that is very rare and would be amazing. It's one of the last unpolluted frontiers. I also like the cold and snow. But it's something that looks great on any application and it's jsut so uncommon, that it makes you all the more interesting as a person.
2006-08-29 21:00:19 · answer #1 · answered by joe19 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Personally, I would have to pass on this one. While it is an opportunity of a lifetime - for some - it's not something I feel I could do. A remote tropical island, maybe, yeah.
However, this could be exactly THE opportunity for YOU!
I would like to ask;
What will you be doing there?
Do you know the other ppl?
How is your health? Physical as well as mental.
What kinds of safety hazards or issues will you face?
And lastly, do you have confidence that you can live with the same 10 other ppl for the full 24 months?
Wish you all the best! Stay in touch, let us know how things go.
2006-09-02 12:19:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, two years is a very long time, especially in the winter in Antarctica. It's NOT a comfortable place to exist.
My father participated in a mapping expedition in Victoria's Land in 1962-1963. He had a choice: take a paycheque or have something named after him. I guess adventure was a greater motivation than cash, and as a result there is a Mount Pearson down there. I have photos that he took during the expedition; it's a bleak, harsh place.
2006-08-30 11:10:10 · answer #3 · answered by poorcocoboiboi 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As a geology student about to graduate, I think I would take advantage of an opportunity like that. Personally I could handle the isolation, and the research would be interesting. Although the cold might be too much.
2006-08-31 01:28:06 · answer #4 · answered by heidi_stew 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you have separate living quarters. You must all do research on everything from what type clothes are Needed, how to make sure you do not run out of food/water, and what type of transportation will you need and if it breaks down, how you should handle it, and make sure each person is responsible and does not depend on others for their survival. There are so many issues to research. Maybe if each one of you picks one issue to research, that would help you to be able to live there. Sounds like fun. Good luck
2006-08-30 04:03:24 · answer #5 · answered by doglas p 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If the money is enough to buy myself a house without having to take out a mortgage when I return home, I'd say yes. Actually, I thinkI'd love it other thanthe cold. I mean the uniqueness of the oppurtunity and experience.
2006-08-30 03:57:53 · answer #6 · answered by tyreanpurple 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would and am going to. What did it for me was the idea that I will belong to a pretty small circle that can claim that they did it. I'm not going to climb Everest and there have been many people that have gone the the North Pole...But not that many that can claim to have worked the ANTARCTIC
2006-08-30 10:03:28 · answer #7 · answered by DanielofD 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't posess the scientific curiosity to make it interesting for 24 months - no
2006-09-02 19:30:53 · answer #8 · answered by Norman 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes of course i love it, BUT,,,with free board and logging,,,with personnal cruiser, plane, helicopter and all amenities.Plus a monthly vacation to my country of origin.
2006-09-03 09:52:46 · answer #9 · answered by ROMULO M 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To be perfictly honest it would depend on the people I was living with.
2006-08-30 03:58:00 · answer #10 · answered by mixwithanything 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋