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Can I ask the obvious question? What good is a stationary lab in one spot in the ocean? Didn't we do plenty of that in the 70's? If you really want something
by noetic_techy 6y ago
Can I ask the obvious question? What good is a stationary lab in one spot in the ocean? Didn't we do plenty of that in the 70's?
If you really want something interesting, build a sub that can park itself in stationary locations or some sort of crawler lab with legs that do minimal impact on the floor and have the ability to reach the deepest parts such as the Mariana Trench. The ocean is huge and parking in one spot seems ridiculous.
- robotnikman 6y agoIIRC navy subs are capable of parking on the seabed, though they definitely cant reach as deep as the mariana trench.
- cbsks 6y agoSome science experiments require visiting the same patch of ocean repeatedly. Having access from an underwater lab means that scientists can spend more time doing science and less time traveling to/from the site and decompressing. My uncle is a marine biologist and spent time living in an underwater lab in Florida. Aside from all the diving he was able to do, he said it smelled like a high school locker room and everything was damp inside.
- JshWright 6y agoOn the plus side, you don't have to worry about your soda fizzing over... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJiUWBiM8HE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJiUWBiM8HE
- ceejayoz 6y agoA YouTube video that jumps right in to the main point and doesn't have any "don't forget to subscribe!" stuff in it is kinda jarring in 2020.
- falseprofit 6y agoway to paraphrase the top comment on the video
- ceejayoz 6y agoI have YouTube comments disabled. Everyone should.
- joshuaheard 6y agoGood point. If we want to start farming the ocean, an open ocean habitat would be more useful. Especially if it were 60 feet below the surface to avoid weather conditions.