/sci/ - Science & Math

10 years.

>>3588297

Portland Oregon is where US Submarines is fabricating the modules for the Poseidon Undersea Resort. I live nearby.

"Why would anyone want to live underwater?"

~Person who has never been underwater and seen how pretty it is

>>2391371

>>Better question is why does there need to be a colony at all?

There doesn't need to be a colony. This isn't a solution to any problem. It's not a necessity.

It's like putting condos in Hawaii. Nobody needs to live there. Life would go on if we had never annexed and developed Hawaii. But it's beautiful, people wanted to live there, people would pay to live there, so it happened.

>>There's plenty of space on land.

You're right, this isn't something we HAVE to do because we're running out of space, because we're not.

It's something we WANT to do. Some people want to live in the mountains; It's impractical compared to living in the city, but some want to do it, so they do. Some want to live in the desert, same deal, they do it because it's beautiful to them and they can afford to make it happen.

Not everything we do as a species has to be out of necessity, or we'd never have migrated out of Africa.

>>2374922

Downloaded? Got me there. But here are the best ones to pick up:

http://www.amazon.com/Living-Working-Sea-James-Miller/dp/1886699011

This is THE book about undersea living, written in the sixties. It's very dry and technical but it's exhaustively comprehensive and contains photos and illustrations of historical habitats (as well as the whole story of their depolyment) found nowhere else.

http://www.amazon.com/Ocean-Outpost-Underwater-Springer-Popular/dp/1441963561/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp
;s=books&qid=1295443017&sr=1-1

Much more recent, written by an Aquarius aquanaut, notable because it takes a next generation approach, explaining advanced technologies not yet used but in the pipeline, like accelerated biochemical assist decompression. If you want to know what new technologies will help us colonize the sea, this is your book.

http://www.amazon.com/Undersea-Colonies-Dennis-Chamberland/dp/1889422150/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=U
TF8&qid=1295442944&sr=1-1

This one's near to my heart, basically a blueprint of the actual plans to build a civilian undersea colony. It's written by Dennis Chamberland, the man behind the Atlantica Expeditions, which will be sinking a 4 man habitat in 2012 for a mission that I've been selected to be a part of.

http://www.amazon.com/Dark-Life-Kat-Falls/dp/0545178150/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=12954
43224&sr=1-1

This one's pure science fiction, but the best book I can recommend to ignite a passion for undersea colonization. It's written for young adults so don't expect anything terribly deep (hurr) but it's wonderfully put together and focuses on the social dynamics of early undersea settlements. It's also been optioned for film by Disney, so expect to see it in theaters in a few years.

It has 22 regular suites, a restaurant and bar, a library, conference room, wedding chapel, spa and a large luxury suite for higher paying guests.

They're mitgating costs by selling units as standalone undersea homes for the wealthy, same business model as the Atlantica Expeditions, although theirs will cost considerably less.

>>1922766