"Spanish Athlete Emerges from 500 Days of Solitude in Underground Cave"
Spanish athlete Beatriz Flamini spent 500 days alone in a cave in Granada, Spain, to explore the effects of isolation on the human body and mind. Flamini spent her days reading, drawing, exercising, knitting wooly hats, and recording herself with two GoPros. She emerged from the cave on Friday, saying she was ready for a drink and a shower but could have stayed longer. Flamini's experience is part of a project called "Timecave," which aims to study how someone would fare going solo underground for so long. Scientists are studying her experience to determine the impact of social isolation and "extreme temporary disorientation" on things like perception of time and circadian rhythm.
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