[DS] underwater domes

2 posts ยท Apr 30 2003 to Apr 30 2003

From: KH.Ranitzsch@t... (K.H.Ranitzsch)

Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 06:49:43 +0200

Subject: [DS] underwater domes

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From: Beth Fulton <beth.fulton@m...>

Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 15:46:10 +1000

Subject: RE: [DS] underwater domes

G'day,

> Also, if they use technology, they will need some kind of "hand" to

Depends how much like a dolphin Glenn wants then to look, one possibility is
a combination of increased dexterity in the flippers and/or beak

> Even at great depth, the dome would not have to be very strong if the

That's very likely. Much of this depends on what exactly Glenn wants to fill
the dome with. If its gas then it will get tricky as the atmospheric pressures
would get huge with even small to moderate depths. Another potential would be
to adapt Laserlight's idea and go for a liquid form of the components so
pressure state isn't so much of a problem... though in reality its probably
still more efficient to develop a small respirator than build big domes of
whatever material.

Cheers