Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Luxury Submarines / Underwater Club

["Mad Pirate Shin" <psub_only_temporary@hotmail.com>]

Herve,
  As I understand it, multiple, no-decompression ascents from 33 feet cause 
no immediate symptons.  Any testing done by myself or others would be to 
watch for any subtle ill affects over the course of a few years.  The 
employees of the club however, would require the pure O2 flush on their ride 
to the parking lot, but that would only be a once a night ordeal, and a 
negligible inconvenience.
  You did bring up an interesting point questioning how the body processes 
alcohol when under higher atmospheric pressure and oxygen saturation.  I 
have "heard" that a few breaths of pure oxygen does wonders for a hangover.  
Clubbers who have had a little too much to drink could possibly spend the 
night in the club, and awaken in the morning without paying the consequences 
for the previous nights imbibing.
  Hhmmm, restrictions in a club?  It would be impossible to enforce a "no 
medication" rule, but said rule may avoid a lawsuit in the event of a 
complication.  No admittance to expecting ladies would be easy enough to 
control by adjusting the size of the hatches ;)   But "no smoking" in a 
club?!?  Perhaps a room or area could be set aside as a smoking area, giving 
that area a higher volume of fresh air flow from the surface.  I just can't 
see a club being very restrictive in activities people often engage in for 
recreation.  Perhaps a restaurant might be a better alternative as an 
under-water business.  Not near as much fun, but perhaps less of a 
hassle(catering to a clientele that is easier to control) and a more stable 
base for a business.
  Maintaining a submarine to ferry customers from the lobby to the habitat 
may be important enough to justify the maintenance cost and hourly wage of 
the pilot.  But shortening the distance the sub needs to travel can cut down 
on costs(using a smaller sub while making more trips, using less sofnolime, 
etc.).  Of course, if things are slow, or the pilot is so inclined, he can 
show the passengers the "scenic route" to the habitat.  So what ideas can 
anyone come up with to make access to the habitat easier/faster while 
sticking with the idea of the submarine ride?  Placing the parking lot on a 
platform directly above the habitat is not stylish enough for a club, so 
let's hear some ideas!
  Please forgive any half-baked ideas, I have not yet spent time seriously 
considering a place of business located underwater.

                     Shin








----Original Message Follows----
From: "Herve" <caribsub@coqui.net>
Reply-To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Luxury Submarines / Underwater Club
Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2002 09:40:31 -0400

Shin
my underhabitat is designed for inside pressure at little less than 1 atm,
decompression is not required because decompression sickness is not
possible, you need more than that of partial pressure to get the bends or to
have to decompress.
you can stay for ever at 33 ft with no decompression. although for long
preriod of time it is recommended  to wash down the nitrogen with O2 before
you hit the surface, not to feel tired or dizzy.
now for 2 or 3 hours in 30 ft there is no problem
A long ago i stayed 15 days at 33 Ft in a navy hab, i returned to the
surface with only 5 mn of pure O2 at 10Ft.
I am interested in knowing the range of effects of alcohol while breathing
air under pressure at 1 atm, yet some restrictions will apply to anyone
wanting to stay in the hab.
obviously, no smoking, no medication, no preg women.
Herve
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mad Pirate Shin" <psub_only_temporary@hotmail.com>
To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 9:51 PM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Luxury Submarines / Underwater Club


 > Herve,
 >   Speaking of pressure differentials, if you'd be interested in doing 
some
 > "research" to see how alcohol affects the body's ability to handle the
 > decompression from 40-50 feet, I could stand spending some time in 
Florida
 > after the convention.
 >
 >            ;)
 >           Shin
 >
 >
 >
 > Hhhmmm...  ever the dilemma.  Buy another case of Sake, or make a deposit
 > into the submarine fund...?
 >
 >
 >
 >
 >


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