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An Anonymous Investor Is Spending Millions to Make Underwater Homes

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Re: An Anonymous Investor Is Spending Millions to Make Underwater Homes

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Post by bruce511 »

There's been a spate of underwater-living articles lately, and there's no doubt the ocean is an area ripe for research.

But to be clear, these facilities require surface support - they are not self-sustaining. Which is perfectly fine (the ISS is not self sustainable either.)

So this isn't "humanity moving into the sea", it's "humanity learning more about the sea". Which is certainly a worthwhile goal.

Re: An Anonymous Investor Is Spending Millions to Make Underwater Homes

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Post by rgmerk »

Somebody watched Octonauts as a kid...

More seriously, this seems like an elaborate troll of space settlement enthusiasts. It's far simpler and less demanding than long-term settlement in space...and you still look at it and go "WTF would anyone want to do that? Wouldn't it just be easier to send robots down"?

Re: An Anonymous Investor Is Spending Millions to Make Underwater Homes

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Post by analog31 »

bruce511 wrote: post #3

There's been a spate of underwater-living articles lately, and there's no doubt the ocean is an area ripe for research. But to be clear, these facilities require surface support - they are not self-sustaining. Which is perfectly fine (the ISS is not self sustainable either.) So this isn't "humanity moving into the sea", it's "humanity learning more about the sea". Which is certainly a worthwhile goal.

At the very least they need somewhere for bike storage. And none of us are self sustaining. Humanity needs the Haber-Bosch process and a thousand other things to sustain ourselves at the present moment.

Re: An Anonymous Investor Is Spending Millions to Make Underwater Homes

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Post by bb88 »

rgmerk wrote: post #4

Somebody watched Octonauts as a kid... More seriously, this seems like an elaborate troll of space settlement enthusiasts. It's far simpler and less demanding than long-term settlement in space...and you still look at it and go "WTF would anyone want to do that? Wouldn't it just be easier to send robots down"?

Or that one Futurama episode, "I, roommate"

https://theinfosphere.org/I,_Roommate

Re: An Anonymous Investor Is Spending Millions to Make Underwater Homes

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Post by shmerl »

rgmerk wrote: post #4

Somebody watched Octonauts as a kid... More seriously, this seems like an elaborate troll of space settlement enthusiasts. It's far simpler and less demanding than long-term settlement in space...and you still look at it and go "WTF would anyone want to do that? Wouldn't it just be easier to send robots down"?

Or may be played Bioshock or Aquanox.

Re: An Anonymous Investor Is Spending Millions to Make Underwater Homes

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Post by nullhole »

bb88 wrote: post #6
rgmerk wrote: post #4

Somebody watched Octonauts as a kid... More seriously, this seems like an elaborate troll of space settlement enthusiasts. It's far simpler and less demanding than long-term settlement in space...and you still look at it and go "WTF would anyone want to do that? Wouldn't it just be easier to send robots down"?

Or that one Futurama episode, "I, roommate" https://theinfosphere.org/I,_Roommate

"Sure, it ain't one of them la-de-da above-ground places,

but if you like dank... forget about it."

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