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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

I heard you get cancer easily there.

[–] MataVatnik 29 points 5 days ago (4 children)

Legit question, any way to get into the antarctic research statiom without having a PhD or being a grad student

[–] [email protected] 29 points 5 days ago

Having so much money you can dictate terms to world governments is quite popular these days.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 5 days ago (2 children)

My friends uncle worked in Antarctica as a janitor/matinence guy

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago (2 children)

This, I remember that some 20 years ago when going to the Antarctica for a PhD seemed like a good idea, I found a job where they were looking for a plumber. The pay was insane at that time

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Think they could use an electrician?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago

https://gprivate.com/6deuf

There are several different arctic programs.. take a look at the different programs, maybe you’ll find something

[–] TheBat 2 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Plumber? What for? Don't they just dig up ice and melt it?🤔

[–] Duamerthrax 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Do you think a PhD knows how to fix a toilet?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

That was two different things, I was checking if there are any fun offers there and found this one. I wouldn't start my plumbing career in -40C

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I guess poop needs to go somewhere, too

[–] TheBat 1 points 5 days ago

It doesn't come out as frozen shards that you can just throw away?😵‍💫

[–] evidences 5 points 5 days ago

This is the answer, if you're not in academia you likely need to be in logistics, maintenance, or be a doctor/nurse.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 days ago (1 children)

You probably thought of snowmobile and bolt cutters already

[–] MataVatnik 10 points 5 days ago

That's the easy part, crossing the sea from Tierra del Fuego to Antártica is where it gets hairy

[–] perviouslyiner 5 points 5 days ago

Firefighter, cook, medic, manager, air traffic controller, pilot, driver, heavy equipment operator...

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago

I would die to get on an Antarctic research station. Too bad they probably don't need computer scientists.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Hey, anyone know why the helicopter was trying to shoot this dog? No? OK let's just put it in the kennel, what's the worst that happens??

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

I mean, "it's a shapeshifting alien that wants to kill us" would be pretty down on my list and "these Norgs have lost their mind" would be quite high there

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

Too bad we were ignorant enough not too have a Norwegian translator in our ranks, though the next civilised settlement is fully Norwegian. I don't need to know Norwegian though to tell this guy is disrespecting us!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago

Me on my phone looking at antarctic sunrise

@[email protected] Defienetely not fighting a space horror monster on an antarctic station.