An experiment by scientist Michel Siffre with two human guinea pigs in a chasm near Andon

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An experiment by scientist Michel Siffre with two human guinea pigs in a chasm near Andon

An experiment by scientist Michel Siffre with two human guinea pigs in a chasm near Andon

On August 22, 1968, two speleologists, Jacques Chabert and Philippe Englender, descend into the abyss of the Olivier, near Andon, in the Alpes Maritimes, to participate in an experiment on sleep led by speleologist Michel Siffre. It is a matter of making one of the men live under a continuous light and obtaining in the other 48-hour days. Michel SIFFRE gives an account of the experience. In the laboratory, a scientist talks by telephone with one of the two guinea pigs, who testifies to his physical state and his daily life. The two men will leave the abyss in January, they will spend Christmas and New Year’s Day under the ground...

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Publication date : 29 October 1968

Reference:
R20276311
Credits:
Producteur: Office National De Radiodiffusion Télévision Française Nice   -   Participant : Siffre, Michel
Origin:
French Riviera News   -   Producteur: Office National De Radiodiffusion Télévision Française Nice
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Reference:R20276311

Credits:Participant : Siffre, Michel

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