The Aquanaut's Home Under the Sea


	The Aquanaut's Home Under the Sea

dorine

8-21-2007 11:01 AM

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undersea, home, aquapod, technology

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8-21-2007 5:15 PM

dorine

I agree, every home needs a kitty.

8-21-2007 8:04 PM

vampy2

Looks like a tomb

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							<FONT color="#cc6600" class="medium"><STRONG>Batteries, a bicycle, a bathing suit, algae and sandwich delivery are all Lloyd Godson needs to live underwater </STRONG></FONT></DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.popsci.com/popsci/environment/39c46caa1a064110vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.popsci.com/img/E2AF162E-E590-4088-9FAA-56CA9105F7B8" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.popsci.com/popsci/environment/39c46caa1a064110vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.popsci.com/img/C4192BBA-B1F7-49F5-A3DD-A0BD19B03283" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.popsci.com/popsci/environment/39c46caa1a064110vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html"><P><FONT color="#333333" class="medium"><STRONG><FONT color="#cc6600">The BioSUB</FONT></STRONG>
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<FONT color="#333333" class="medium"><STRONG><FONT color="#cc6600">Container: </FONT></STRONG>The two-ton, mostly recycled-steel box is moored to the lakebed by 28 tons of concrete. 
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<FONT color="#333333" class="medium"><STRONG><FONT color="#cc6600">Biocoil: </FONT></STRONG>A pump churns water and algae through a coiled tube. The algae absorbs carbon dioxide and supplies oxygen.
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<FONT color="#333333" class="medium"><STRONG><FONT color="#cc6600">Dive Compressors:</FONT></STRONG> The algae-filled biocoil tube offers a nice experiment in human-plant sym-biosis, but 12-volt compressors floating on the surface above the shelter are Lloyd Godson's primary source of oxygen.
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<FONT color="#333333" class="medium"><STRONG><FONT color="#cc6600">Generator: </FONT></STRONG>A modified exercise bike powers a laptop and the biocoil pump. Godson also drew power from onshore methane fuel cells and solar panels.
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<FONT color="#333333" class="medium"><DIV><STRONG><FONT color="#cc6600">Air Monitor</FONT></STRONG>This waterproof gas-detection device monitors oxygen and carbon dioxide levels.</DIV></FONT></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.popsci.com/popsci/environment/39c46caa1a064110vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html"><table background="undefined" bgcolor=""><tr><TD width="485" align="left"><FONT color="#333333" class="medium"><STRONG></STRONG></FONT><FONT color="#666666" class="medium"><I>PEDAL POWER
Godson's laptop draws power from a bicycle.
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