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<p>A 50-year-old woman has emerged after spending 500 days in an underground cave in Southern Spain.</p>
<p><strong>Beatriz Flamini </strong>entered the cave, which was about 70 meters (230 feet) underground, on November 20, 2021, according to <em><a href="https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/spanish-extreme-athlete-emerges-into-daylight-after-500-days-living-cave-2023-04-14/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reuters</a></em> and the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/spain-cave-500-days-record-isolation-e1d7e782425096df075d79093ca91eac" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Associated Press</em></a>.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Spanish Woman Didn&#8217;t Want To Leave Cave After 500 Days In Isolation After Finally Exiting On Friday</h3>
<p>On Friday, the Madrid native exited the cave around 9 a.m. local time.</p>
<p>Flamini said she had plenty to do to pass the time by exercising, reading books, drawing, painting, and knitting. Additionally, the woman actually had doubts about leaving.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;In fact, I didn&#8217;t want to come out,&#8221; she said.</p></blockquote>
<p>The <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65276888" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>BBC</em></a> reports she was 48 years old when she first entered the cave in Granada, a city in southern Spain’s Andalusia region. Flamini, described in reports as an athlete, was monitored by psychologists, researchers, and speleologists who study caves.</p>
<p class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html">But they never made contact with her, per reports.</p>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Flamini Lost Track Of Time In Cave After About Two Months, She Says</h3>
<p>Flamini told the AP and BBC that she lost track of time after about two months.</p>
<p>When she left the cave on Friday, she thought she had only been underground for about 160 or 170 days, as opposed to nearly 500.</p>
<p>At some point, she said, &#8220;They came in to get me,&#8221; although she protested, explaining that she &#8220;hadn&#8217;t finished her book.&#8221;</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;When they came in to get me, I was asleep. I thought something had happened,&#8221; Flamini told reporters, per Reuters&#8217; report. &#8220;I said: &#8216;Already? Surely not.&#8217; I hadn&#8217;t finished my book.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
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<p>The experiment was part of a project named &#8220;Timecave,&#8221; the AP reports. The experiment reportedly aims to analyze how humans handle living underground and without any daylight for long periods of time.</p>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Cave-Dwelling Was A Part Of An Experiment On Human Response To Living Underground</h3>
<p>Researchers are assessing the impacts of social isolation and extreme disorientation in such unforgiving environments.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, Flamini divulged that she has yet to follow any news or updates since leaving the cave.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;I&#8217;m still stuck on November 21, 2021,&#8221; Flamini told reporters Friday. &#8220;I don&#8217;t know anything about the world.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>However, the unsuspecting woman may have created news of her own. Flamini&#8217;s team believes she&#8217;s set a precedent for surviving the longest while underground.</p>
<p>The Guinness Book of Records has yet to confirm that possibility as of this article&#8217;s publication.</p>
<p>Flamini was provided a panic button had the situation become no longer tenable. However, she persevered — even through a fly invasion that covered her in bugs.</p>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">&#8220;Auditory Hallucinations&#8221; Have Since Hurt Her Sense Of Balance, But Says Experience Was &#8220;Excellent&#8221;</h3>
<p id="mntl-sc-block_1-0-35" class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html">Flamini also spoke of hearing &#8220;auditory hallucinations&#8221; during her time in the cave, apparently, to the point where she needed help standing up while talking with the press due to balance issues.</p>
<p id="mntl-sc-block_1-0-37" class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html">Despite this, the extreme athlete says she enjoyed the experience, calling it &#8220;excellent&#8221; and &#8220;unbeatable.&#8221;</p>
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<p id="mntl-sc-block_1-0-41" class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html">&#8220;You have to remain conscious of your feelings,&#8221; Flamini said, according to Reuters. &#8220;If you&#8217;re afraid, that&#8217;s something natural but never let panic in or you get paralyzed.&#8221;</p>
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<p>What do you say, Roommates? Could you spend that kind of time underground?</p>
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