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Not even a storm. On a windy day, let's say 30 knots, go to the ocean shore and see what the waves do. When the wind gets to 55 knots, a good category 10 storm,
by imaginenore 11y ago
Not even a storm. On a windy day, let's say 30 knots, go to the ocean shore and see what the waves do. When the wind gets to 55 knots, a good category 10 storm, things get pretty mental.
To build a structure that can withstand category 12 storm and above would require ridiculously good engineering. Water isn't wind, it's fucking heavy, and it hits like 100 trains.
The costs to build something like that must be in the billions. Heck, modern cruise ships cost more than a billion dollars.
- abandonliberty 11y agoHey, while we're dreaming we may as well make them submersible. I wonder what's the more challenging engineering: a submersible city or one that can survive cat 12 storms.
- fia_bui 11y agoSubmersible accomodation isn't actually that hard or expensive: You don't have to go very deep to reduce wave action to next to nothing, only 10-20 meters, and you only need to submerge in heavy weather. There's one guy on the forums who built a couple of concrete teardrop hulls and used them as yachts. He said they were pretty comfortable.