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Travel to France for free on the Jet Lag Study

by Grant Martin (RSS feed) on Jan 5th 2009 at 9:30AM

If you've always wanted to go to France but have never had the money or means, your opportunity may have just come knocking. Clinilabs, a New York City-based team focused on the study of sleep disorders is sponsoring a study on jet lag, the feeling of lost sleep and incorrect body time when you cross into a different time zone. And to complete the study you have to spend time in both of their research facilities -- one in New York and one in France.

They'll pay you up to $2,500 for your work, including a few days in Midtown New York and a few days in France.

Right, you say, what's the catch? Well, from what I've read of first hand accounts, here's how things loosely go: you basically have to get to the City two or three times on your own for some initial tests and an overnight stay. After that, you come back to NYC, catch a private Gulfstream jet out to a facility near the French - Swiss border then hang out an in a lab staring at the bucolic countryside with electrodes attached to you for a few days. Two weeks after you get back, you get a check in the mail.

So will you be sitting in Paris cafés sipping Champagne, eating baguette and staring at the Eifel Tower? Nope. But will you get to fly in a private jet, see some of the French countryside and make twenty five hundred bucks? Yep. Heck, I would do it.

Rumor has it that they're taking applications again in January. Check out the site here for more info.

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

cal10pilot Jan 5th 2009 2:12PM

these studies have been done on airline pilots years ago. nothing new under the sun...

Oprah Jan 5th 2009 2:51PM

Who in their right damn mind would want to go to France????

Sean Jan 5th 2009 3:58PM

haha so true

Kamandi Jan 6th 2009 10:46AM

Well, your comments make it obvious that you've never been to France. So... who in their "right damn mind" would want to enjoy some of the world's finest food, drink, and scenery?

Just about anyone with two working brain cells.

I spent a term in Paris while working on my MBA. The city is truly a feast for the senses. Anyone in their right damn mind knows that.

ptinfrance Jan 5th 2009 2:51PM

it's pretty good money earned in only a few days' time, but the jetlag guinea pigs must realize that they will have to take medication as part of the experiment, which can be potentially dangerous (this was listed on the clinilab's website).

Erin Jan 5th 2009 4:11PM

Yeah, and with as much trouble as it is, I think I'd just pay the $1400 myself to fly over there, and that way I can enjoy the countryside without feeling like I'm in a scene from the Twilight Zone!

I won't lie though, it's tempting! ;]

Erin
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PAB Jan 5th 2009 5:11PM

"You could not pay me enough to go to France for free." --Yogi Berra

PAB Jan 5th 2009 5:16PM

"You could not pay me enough to go to France for free." --- Yogi Berra

cal10pilot Jan 5th 2009 5:57PM

been to france many times.... how many times do you want to walk around dog crap... and that's INSIDE the restaurant..... or to see the public urination in the middle of the day (yeah, i got that on video) ... the unsanitary public toilets, (all over France) and the general public that shun bathing..... the only thing wrong with france is the people.

Michael Jan 6th 2009 6:02AM

There sure are a lot of ignorant people out there. I lived in France for a year and never saw dog crap in any restaurant. Unsanitary public toilets? Most have people cleaning them. They earn their way by the tips you give them. Furthermore, you don't have to look too far to find some downright disgusting public toilets right here in the USA. And as for bathing, I met very few French people who smelled like they hadn't showered. Every now and then you might. But it's no different in the US. As for the people, they're some of the nicest I've met. No wonder Americans have a reputation for being ignorant snobs. Sounds like a bit of prejudice going on here.