National Geographic special; 'Colonizing the Deep'

[Mad Scientist !!Q11PG81nz2n No.2329204]

http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/naked-science/5119/Videos/08961_00#tab-Videos/08961_00

Pic related. They cover Lloyd Godson's homemade undersea habitats, and will showcase the 80% complete Leviathan habitat (comprised of two basic housing modules docked end to end) to be tested in a 2012 mission deep in the Atlantic ocean.

Incidentally, because of the Hampture project, I have been selected to participate in that mission. I will be one of 52 people (All of whom I feel are much more deserving) to spend 24 hours aboard the habitat performing an experiment of my own design.

I have a couple ideas as to what that experiment might be, and would welcome any input you guys could offer.

[Anonymous No.2329205]

>mfw mad scientist thread

[Mad Scientist !!Q11PG81nz2n No.2329232]

The rest of these are all stills from the promo trailer I linked to in the OP. Really neat stuff.

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[Anonymous No.2329241]

>see "naked science" on my cable guide
>turn it on
>mfw false advertising

[Mad Scientist !!Q11PG81nz2n No.2329242]

[Anonymous No.2329243]

Oh, hey, how did your hampture project go? I saw it on /an/ a while ago, but never followed up on it.

[Mad Scientist !!Q11PG81nz2n No.2329258]

>>2329243

Great success. Check it out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05pkg0DuPNQ

Now I'm building a bigger habitat with 4 rooms, an exercise wheel and a small clover farm. That's taken a back seat to the Earth Rover project for the time being however, on account of the cold weather.

[Anonymous No.2329262]

>>2329241

You ever see Naked News? They should do a science show like that. Starring Kari Byron.

[Anonymous No.2329271]

>>2329258

THAT HAMSTER DOESN'T GIVE A FUCK.
Nice work.

[Mad Scientist !!Q11PG81nz2n No.2329290]

>>2329271

Hey thanks. But now I need to figure out how to top that for the 2012 mission.

I was thinking of prototyping a magnetic-fastening, waterproof inductive charging plug. Something that would let you charge up a diesel-electric submarine's batteries as it rests next to the colony, rather than having to run its generators on the surface to charge them as is typically done.

Since they plan to use their submarine as a sort of transit service between the colony and shore, being able to charge this way to make repetitive short (24 mile) round trips (with perhaps 8 hours in between) would save them a lot on fuel.

[Anonymous No.2329315]

>>I have been selected to participate in that mission. I will be one of 52 people (All of whom I feel are much more deserving) to spend 24 hours aboard the habitat performing an experiment of my own design.

WHAT

[Anonymous No.2329318]

>>2329290
MadScientist, I don't know if anyone's ever told you this, but I envy your optimism and willingness to try new approaches and solve problems and whatnot. Keep up the damned good work.

[Anonymous No.2329325]

>>2329258

are you the guy that made the aqua tank for his mousey?

[Anonymous No.2329328]

>>2329204
>mfw a /sci/duck is taking part in an epic experiment
:OOOOOODDDDD

We're proud to have you as our tripfag, MadScientist!

[Mad Scientist !!Q11PG81nz2n No.2329331]

>>Keep up the damned good work.

Aw, you're sweet. It's really just hobby DIY though. Mostly stuff someone else could probably do better. Even so, it's pretty surprising where that'll get you.

>>2329325

Yeah I guess that's me, why?

[Anonymous No.2329333]

>>2329318

Seconded.

[Anonymous No.2329345]

>>2329331

Darwin's Barnacles were essentially just a "hobby DIY".

[Anonymous No.2329351]

hey madscientist, i usually dont pay attention to your threads, but you've got my attention now...

so youre going to be on TV?
also, who the hell are you? lol
just recap as much info as youre willing to give, do u work for a uni, r u in school, age, etc

[Anonymous No.2329354]

>>2329290
Inductive charging has terrible efficiency, so your power plant needs to be much larger accordingly.

[Anonymous No.2329363]

inb4 cocks, etc...

[Anonymous No.2329374]

>>2329363
Funny because engineers making observations/hypothesis/scientific method etc more than 90% of bachelor "scientists." Enjoy being lab techs.

[Mad Scientist !!Q11PG81nz2n No.2329399]

>>2329354

Inductive charging is terribly inefficient at sending power over any sort of distance, yeah. But I'm talking about a waterproof plug that doesn't actually make metal to metal contact. That prevents shorts, and corrosion due to sea water exposure. The plug contains one half of an induction coil system, and the socket contains the other half. When mated, the two are very very closed (millimeters) to mitigate transmission losses as much as possible.

This is also necessary because as inefficient as induction is in the air, it's abysmal in the water. Radiation doesn't go far at all in water which is why robotic deep sea probes use fiber optic control cables instead of radio signals to communicate with the topside control station.

So the design will need to get the coils as close together as possible, while squeezing any water between the contact area out of the way. It's not perfect but the alternative is surfacing every time you need to charge and hoping it doesn't rain.

[Anonymous No.2329421]

>>2329399

What's stopping you from docking and then making a physical connection through the sealed docking connection?

[Mad Scientist !!Q11PG81nz2n No.2329431]

Actually, got an electric toothbrush? Same basic idea. Except this will have to handle much higher voltage/amperage, and it will use magnets to hold the plug in place.

Pic related; inductive charging paddle for the 1997 Rav4EV.

[Mad Scientist !!Q11PG81nz2n No.2329450]

>>2329421

>>What's stopping you from docking and then making a physical connection through the sealed docking connection?

Nothing, for subs large enough to dock. But that's just the DST-II. There will be other, smaller, personal submersibles like the ones pictured that won't be able to dock and won't have a moon pool to surface in. Colonists who want such vehicles (because they are affordable; the one pictured is $7,500, or about the price of a good used car) will need a way to charge them without bringing them inside.

Ideally the same standard could be used for all colonists' submersibles so that they could all use the same charging stations.

[Anonymous No.2329666]

>>2329204
Do you think you could expand upon this whole 2012 Atlantic mission? Is there a website or something? I'd like to see more information about it.

[Anonymous No.2329691]

>>2329666
OP is one of these people, I think:
http://underseacolony.com/core/crewbios.html

[Mad Scientist !!Q11PG81nz2n No.2329694]

>>2329666

www.underseacolony.com

[Anonymous No.2329711]

Ooo..waterworld

[Anonymous No.2329713]

>>2329694
You've been found out, Mrs. Charles Lumpkin.
http://underseacolony.com/core/bio_lumpkin.html

[Anonymous No.2329730]

>>2329691

Jason Kramer, calling it right now.

Also mfw aquanaut.

[Anonymous No.2329739]

>>2329730
>Jason is a devout Christian with has extensive ties to his church, East Cooper Baptist Church, where he found the opportunity to assist with necessary renovations to fulfill our vision to equip people to pursue Christ passionately as they impact the culture.

this isn't AT, lol

[Mad Scientist !!Q11PG81nz2n No.2329742]

>>2329713

Hahaha! Alas, no, I am not a portly black man. What might've been....

What'd you think of the video? I can't believe we have to wait until November to watch the finished program.

[Anonymous No.2329788]

>>2329742
Very ambitious project, but definitely a worthy goal.
It's like Rapture... but in real life.
I wish everyone involved much luck, and I'll definitely keep updated.

[Anonymous No.2329826]

>mfw religious sabotage