/sci/ - Science & Math

>>4558054

You're MY bro. I love this board warts and all, because you guys get what's important.

>>4472340

>Implying I am not preparing an aquanaut strikeforce at this very moment

>>4061055

Do you worship space or some shit? It's a mirror image to the culture of obsession around space exploration. I want to make oceanic exploration just as popular, because it deserves to be.

There's a lot of cool shit in space but we cannot, even conceivably, reach 99.9999% of it. What we can reach is relatively dull. We can now reach every part of the ocean but most remains unexplored. It's not like the moon or Mars, it's colorful and packed with exotic organisms waiting to be discovered. There are real adventures to be had here. Sad because you were born too late to explore the world? Don't be, the most exciting parts of it aren't yet explored, and it's a region open to ordinary people.

It has cool vessels, armored suits, pressurized bases, every staple of scifi that makes space cool, but in an environment with actual undiscovered life, genuine danger from predators, and aspects of exploration (like the increasing pressure and darkness with depth) that make it as much of a challenge or moreso to access its furthest reaches.

>Mad Scientist isnt a scientist.

I never claimed to be. The trip isn't intended to constitute such a claim. It's

>He dosnt even have a science degree.

It actually is a bachelors of science for some reason. Still, not a scientist.

>He works as a "graphics designer".

No I don't. Graphic designers work primarily in photoshop, illustrator and other 2d design programs. My area of study was 3d modeling for films and games. I specialize in technical hard surface modeling (machinery) and now provide modernized 3d visualizations for the new Expeditions website. The originals were done some time in 1996 and it shows.

>Volunteering to be a guinea pig for underwater experiments while real scientists observe what happens to you under varying conditions is not at all the same as actually "conducting experiments underwater".

I've constructed a low cost diving helmet I'll be using while there with the intent to attract investors for mass production. Helmet diving requires no scuba certification and could be a safe introduction to the underwater world for ordinary people on a budget. I will also be testing a plant based CO2 scrubber that circulates air from inside the habitat through a loop of enclosed grow beds. Every crew member has their own experiment or prototype equipment they will be testing.

>NOBODY is going to go to war because the supply curve shifts slightly for rare earth metals you fucking idiot

I'm aware. I was replying to someone looking for a rationale for some imagined futuristic naval war. I indulged him. I don't really think it would happen.