Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Underwater tent...

["Brian Cox" <ojaibees@ojai.net>]

What I have thought of before was a geodesic dome where all of the tiangles are made of reeforced concrete (concrete is my life !) .The dome could be assembled on land first and then taken apart and reasembled under water, the triangles would interlock and then assembled underwater and membrain would be fitted to the inside of the dome so no air would escape through cracks.  The wieght of the cement triangles would keep the dome on the floor of the ocean.

Brian

 ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Warren Greenway" <opensourcesub@yahoo.com>
To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2004 9:14 AM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Underwater tent...


> Well, that's the type of application I was thinking
> of.
> Marine research, salvage, general diver support, etc.
> I am thinking in the 20'-30' range for this. Time?
> Well...From hours to semi-permanent. One thing that
> I want to try some day is a completely closed-loop 
> hydroponics experiment. One of these tents could make
> that possible for a reasonable cost.
> 
> Warren.
>  
> --- NeophyteSG@aol.com wrote:
> > Warren,
> > 
> > What do you see yourself using it for?  All of the
> > times that I've seen a 
> > similar apparatus used has been by marine biology
> > researchers doing fish counts 
> > and similar bottom studies.  What depth are you
> > planning on using the tent at?  
> > How big?  How long do you expect/plan/want to
> > inhabit it?
> > 
> > Warm Regards
> > Shawn
> > 
> > *****
> > 
> > "Call nothing thy own except thy soul.
> > Love not what thou art, but only what thou may
> > become.
> > Do not pursue pleasure, for thou may have the
> > misfortune to overtake it...
> > Live in the vision of that one for whom great deeds
> > are done ..." 
> > 
> > Man of LaMancha, D. Wasserman
> > 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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