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Astrobiologist Tries Cooking In Antarctica At -94ºF (-70ºC), And The Result Will Crack You Up
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Astrobiologist Tries Cooking In Antarctica At -94ºF (-70ºC), And The Result Will Crack You Up

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Cyprien Verseux is a glaciologist and astrobiologist, currently working on the most remote scientific base in the world: Concordia Station in Antarctica. Even the International Space Station, 400km above the Earth, is closer to civilization than this place, deep in the icy wastes of our most isolated and inhospitable continent.

When not busy collecting samples and doing research about climate in eras past, Cyprien keeps a blog to share his experience of living in this extreme weather and environment. The difficulties of doing the kind of things that we all take for granted make for a fascinating read, Cyprien and a small group of scientists are alone at the base in the depths of a South Pole winter where even bacteria cannot survive. “Nine months a year, during the winter, it cannot be left or reached,” Cyprien told Bored Panda. “It is so cold that vehicles can’t come and go. We are currently 13 people: technicians, scientists, a cook, and a medical doctor.”

The lack of oxygen and barren, desert landscape make the scientists feel like they are living on another planet. “It is the coldest place on Earth, with temperatures reaching below -80°C in winter,” he explained. “We saw the Sun again in August after three months without it ever passing the horizon. The air is dry and poor in oxygen.”

“In spite of being in an inhospitable desert, Concordia is highly attractive to researchers from different fields such as astronomy, human physiology (The European Space Agency is using it to study human adaptation to what is very similar to future conditions of a Moon or Mars base), glaciology, atmospheric sciences, astrobiology and geophysics.”

Cyprien and his fellow scientists’ work is vitally important, as it sheds light on how the climate has changed in the past and gives insight into possible changes in the future. “Research done here yields invaluable information on climate change,” he told us. “It is thanks to the EPICA project conducted here that we know that greenhouse gas levels, specifically carbon dioxide and methane, have never been so high in at least the past 800 000 years.”
Just for fun, Cyprien decided to go outside and have a go at ‘cooking,’ taking photos of different kinds of foods in the deep freeze. Of course, it was just a game, but the gravity-defying pictures vividly illustrate the absolute intensity of the cold down there in Antarctica, this is no picnic! “We run out of fresh food early in the winter (as we have no resupply from early February to early November), so we eat mostly frozen food: given that the temperatures never are in the positive, we just store it in containers outside.”

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Cyprien Verseux is a glaciologist and biologist, currently working on the most remote scientific base in the world: Concordia in Antarctica

When not busy doing research about climate in eras past, Cyprien keeps a blog to share his experience of living in this extreme environment

Just for fun, Cyprien decided to go outside and have a go at ‘cooking,’ taking photos of different kinds of foods in the deep freeze

Of course, it was just a game, but the gravity-defying pictures vividly illustrate the absolute intensity of the cold down there in Antarctica

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This is no picnic!

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“It is in the coldest area on Earth, with temperatures reaching below -80°C in winter,” Cyprien told Bored Panda

“We saw the Sun again in August after 3 months without it ever passing the horizon. The air is extremely dry and poor in oxygen”

“We run out of fresh food early in the winter (as we have no resupply from early February to early November), so we eat mostly frozen food”

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“We are currently 13 people. Technicians, scientists, a cook and a medical doctor”

“In spite of being in an inhospitable desert, Concordia is highly attractive to researchers from different fields such as astronomy and human physiology”

“We are using it to study human adaptation to what is very similar to future conditions of a Moon or Mars base”

“Also, thanks to a project conducted here, that we know that greenhouse gas levels have never been so high in at least the past 800 000 years”

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes, I want to know too. Does anyone know if he answered? Probably tries to find out what microorganisms could survive on planets with similar temperatures.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Absolutely! At first I thought “I’ll never get bored of seeig such a night sky”, but then I remembered this is all they could see outside for three months when there is no sun (this and dark snow storms).

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In case people are wondering, the reason that the region is "poor in oxygen" is because most of the Antarctic is several kilometres in altitude and consequently the air is 'thinner'. The actual concentration i the thin air is about the same as most other places on the planet - about 21%,

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

First of all he is hot... I think that's the reason he is can survive there. And those pictures of stars.. I would exchange half of my soul to experience that.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I absolutely LOVE the microsoft translation of the first picture! Squeegee! Never heard an omelette refereed to as a squeegee!

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He is becoming like "frosted flakes". I wonder if Tony the Tiger would show up for breakfast down there, even if the milk froze as he poured it.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'd like to know more about the construction workers who were contracted to build the station. Those are the real MVP's.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's on my bucket list to work for a few months in Antarctica.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You have to have a great sense of humor to be there, or perhaps none at all. These all looked like gag gifts.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'd freeze to death here😯... Being a foodie this place nah nah.. But For travelling yeeessssss A bigg thumbs up😍 so coool

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I just read Ranulph Fiennes' autobiography and man alive, Antarctica/the Arctic are hard places to survive! And he keeps going back, willingly! Some people are just truly more adventurous than others.

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Michele Clarke
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That Night sky is soooo Incredible!! But that temperature, NO WAY!!!

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why do I expect this? I'm waiting if he will let go of the bowl, and wait if it will fall or stay frozen in air like the spoon and noodles. (of course it will fall)

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Astrobiologist indeed. The curious can discover this easily with a few well-placed google searches (considering the information remains uncensored), or better yet, a visit to a paper-book library, because the information is much older than the internet, and, as far as I know, they haven't actually resumed book burnings yet. Seriously, check it out. You'd be surprised how much information is deliberately being kept from you, although it is available to you if you actually search for it.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"very similar to future conditions of a Moon or Mars base" really professor because there is no oxygen Mars or the Moon smh

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"very similar to future conditions of a Moon or Mars base" I think not Professor, there is no oxygen on Mar or the Moon

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Why haven't his eyeballs burst, if below -60C ?

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes, I want to know too. Does anyone know if he answered? Probably tries to find out what microorganisms could survive on planets with similar temperatures.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Absolutely! At first I thought “I’ll never get bored of seeig such a night sky”, but then I remembered this is all they could see outside for three months when there is no sun (this and dark snow storms).

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In case people are wondering, the reason that the region is "poor in oxygen" is because most of the Antarctic is several kilometres in altitude and consequently the air is 'thinner'. The actual concentration i the thin air is about the same as most other places on the planet - about 21%,

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

First of all he is hot... I think that's the reason he is can survive there. And those pictures of stars.. I would exchange half of my soul to experience that.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I absolutely LOVE the microsoft translation of the first picture! Squeegee! Never heard an omelette refereed to as a squeegee!

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He is becoming like "frosted flakes". I wonder if Tony the Tiger would show up for breakfast down there, even if the milk froze as he poured it.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'd like to know more about the construction workers who were contracted to build the station. Those are the real MVP's.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's on my bucket list to work for a few months in Antarctica.

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Dorothy Parker
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You have to have a great sense of humor to be there, or perhaps none at all. These all looked like gag gifts.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'd freeze to death here😯... Being a foodie this place nah nah.. But For travelling yeeessssss A bigg thumbs up😍 so coool

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My name is Promise Dickson am from Texas USA. I want to share a testimony of how Dr. OLU herbal mixture cream saves me from shame and disgrace, my penis was a big problem to me as the size was really so embarrassing,and i was also having weak erection problem. I can make love to my wife and my penis was just too small my name is Promise dickson Finch am from Texas USA. I want to share a testimony of how Dr. OLU herbal mixture cream saves me from shame and disgrace, my penis was a big problem to me as the size was really so embarrassing,and i was also having weak erection problem. I can make love to my wife and my penis was just too small a full grown man like me having 4 inches penis and to worsen it i don't last in sex i cant even last two minutes it was really a thing of shame to me. My wife was really tired of me because my sex life was very poor,she never enjoyed sex,i was always thinking and searching for solutions everywhere until when i saw a testimony of how Dr. OLU. herbal mi

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Chukwuma Jonathan
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What an environment. Earth still has lots to offer humanity. Please check out my book on https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-War-Chukwuma-Jonathan-ebook/dp/B071L5JB1F

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Bianca Sgammini
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I just read Ranulph Fiennes' autobiography and man alive, Antarctica/the Arctic are hard places to survive! And he keeps going back, willingly! Some people are just truly more adventurous than others.

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Michele Clarke
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That Night sky is soooo Incredible!! But that temperature, NO WAY!!!

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rhyan lumilay
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why do I expect this? I'm waiting if he will let go of the bowl, and wait if it will fall or stay frozen in air like the spoon and noodles. (of course it will fall)

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zef rose
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Astrobiologist indeed. The curious can discover this easily with a few well-placed google searches (considering the information remains uncensored), or better yet, a visit to a paper-book library, because the information is much older than the internet, and, as far as I know, they haven't actually resumed book burnings yet. Seriously, check it out. You'd be surprised how much information is deliberately being kept from you, although it is available to you if you actually search for it.

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Kenneth D. Aston Jr.
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"very similar to future conditions of a Moon or Mars base" really professor because there is no oxygen Mars or the Moon smh

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"very similar to future conditions of a Moon or Mars base" I think not Professor, there is no oxygen on Mar or the Moon

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Why haven't his eyeballs burst, if below -60C ?

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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