Re: [[PSUBS-MAILIST] Undersea Habitats]

["John Pier" <caribsub@coqui.net>]

Vance wrote
Interesting--but I might suggest that 500 french divers might SMELL like
goats after several days--500 divers from anywhere would--it conjures an
interesting picture--

that s a good one Vance!!
Just to be precise, it was 500 divers not at the same time of course, such
huge habitat does not exist, actually the odor removal is the easiest
"detail" to take care of , humidity removal and CO2 are more serious.
Herve

----- Original Message -----
From: <VBra676539@aol.com>
To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2001 4:24 AM
Subject: Re: [[PSUBS-MAILIST] Undersea Habitats]


> In a message dated 4/6/2001 11:25:35 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> caribsub@coqui.net writes:
>
> << Besides other theories I would add that myself like 500 minimum other
> divers experienced (French Navy) several days at 30 Ft at saturation under
> strict monitoring without a single decompression sickness reported.
>  500 Navy divers that s a lot of divers who are no goats, they may be
> healthier than the average population, but 0 incidents it is more than a
> confirmation. it is a fact. >>
>
> Interesting--but I might suggest that 500 french divers might SMELL like
> goats after several days--500 divers from anywhere would--it conjures an
> interesting picture--
>
> As to habitats, why not make a sort of towed DLO sub? Use the tow boat as
> your surface support with low pressure/high volume compressor, a small
> generator, potable water source and surface support. You wouldn't have to
> worry about ballast. It would be built in. Concrete maybe. And you'd have
> MBTs to flood down and then a couple of sizeable trim tanks to go negative
> with. You could blow ballast using your air source when the time came to
go
> to the house and then you wouldn't have to worry about hazards to
navigation.
> Stay out of the shipping lanes, fly your RAM flags and relax and enjoy it.
> Vance
>
>