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>>4293975

>This is why its a bad idea.

The Byford Dolphin incident involved a decompression chamber. The permanent civilian colony will be 1atm, not ambient pressure. As a result, nobody inside will ever saturate with nitrogen and no decompression chamber will be needed.

The NWE habitats are ambient pressure, but they are intended for use in water 25 feet deep such that the depth of the hatch is 21 feet and the internal air pressure is only 1.6 atmospheres. Extensive studies have shown that you can be exposed to this pressure for any amount of time and return safely to the surface without decompression.

>>4104311

Actually one of the concerns over selling the New Worlds Explorer mass produced trailerable 2 man habitat is that it would be ideal for growing pot. Plants grow better in hyperbaric conditions and DEA helicopters cannot see the heat signature of the grow lamps underwater.

>>4055067
>and partly because wanderlust and a hankering for a frontier.

I see we are kindred spirits. But look around you, you're surrounded by new frontiers. We just haven't recognized them as such until now. The ocean, for industry, energy and aquaculture. The desert, for construction of solar convection power plants. The antarctic, for minerals and oil. The underground, for living space and refuge from rising temperatures. The way forward isn't simply up into space or down into the ocean; it's expansion in all directions. That is the nature of the new frontierism which is beginning to emerge and take hold.

Many see the comfortable, narrow niche we've been thriving in for the past several millenia shrinking due to our own actions and mistakenly believe we're on the brink of collapse or even extinction. In fact, precisely because we're being pushed out of our comfort zone, we stand on the verge of the greatest adventure yet.

Alternatively if you're content to own your own micro habitat, the New Worlds Explorer module is $35,000 unfurnished or $50,000 with the full package. It's trailerable, so it can be towed anywhere with your car and deployed via boat ramp. Pic related. Expect about the same interior space as a trailer or NOAA's old Hydrolab.