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Re:Astronauts could run round 'Wall of Death' to keep fit on... by rob74 on Thursday May 02, 2024 @06:24AM (#40234567)
> Don’t know what they do for muscles in the torso.

Nothing, I guess? All the articles I have found only refer to arms and legs. Restricting blood flow in the torso would be difficult (not to mention pretty dangerous), so the method probably can't be applied there...

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Re:Astronauts could run round 'Wall of Death' to keep fit on... by bbarnett on Thursday May 02, 2024 @08:18AM (#40235287)
Immediately a new startup emerges, with wirelessly controlled shunts in arteries, controlled by smart phones, for this very purpose. During a PST timezone change bug, all the founders and initial investors die at the precise same time, where the shunts activate for one hour as they slumber.
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