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Drunken Antarctica scientists have been 'fighting and exposing themselves'
Scientists at American bases in Antarctica should be subject to regular breathalyser tests because they are prone to alcohol abuse, a report has said. The audit carried out by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Office of the Inspector General of the US Antarctic Program (USAP) warned of the “unpredictable behaviour” created by scientists consuming alcohol. According to the report, had “led to fights, indecent exposure, and employees arriving to work under the influence”.
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Honestly I think if I was working down there, I would be prone to alcohol abuse myself. :P
This is another one of those 'Duh' reports.
You're sending people to the edge of the world to sit in a tin-can 23/7 (which might as well be 24/7) - people are going to get bored and unstable so they drink to cope.