[extropy-chat] the truman show

[gts]

Here's an attempt to simulate a simulation:

"A Dutch television producer, who previously brought you Big Brother, now  
produces a show for British commercial television were you witness the  
training of three lucky guys to become astronauts and their subsequent  
launch into earth's orbit for 4 days. They are trained in a Russian  
facility and are launched with a Russian rocket. There is only one catch:  
it's all fake. When they leave their orbiter to make a space walk they  
will be welcomed by their family and friends, and find out they never left  
England.
If I were one of the contestants I'd go postal after this. But of course  
these contestants were specially selected to be prone to suggestion, so  
they will probably just forever hide in corner so they won't hear the  
constant mockery.."

http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/46863


-gts