Living Under the Sea

[GordMay]

The 59-year-old German aerospace engineer Rüdiger [Rudy] Koch has been living in a submerged capsule [‘Deepwater SeaPod’], 11 meters deep, in Puerto Lindo, Columbus province, on the Panamanian coast, for two months. Its aim is to set a new world record, and show that underwater life is viable.

Koch began his adventure on September 26, with the challenge of surpassing the record of spending 100 days underwater, by Joseph Dituri, in a lake in Florida.

Koch lives in a 30-square-metre space, equipped with a bed, a portable toilet, a static bike, a TV and a computer. It has access to satellite internet, solar power, and a small electric generator. With all this he can work and stay connected. The most noticeable thing is that he doesn't have a shower.

Its capsule is connected to a floating house. The circular structure has 360-degree windows and is mounted on a cylinder. From this one, the German goes down through a snail staircase, to reach the underwater SeaPod.

More about ➥ https://oceanbuilders.com/blog/longe...ecord-attempt/

Video ➥ https://www.tiktok.com/@ocean_builde...nder_device=pc

Deepwater SeaPod ➥ https://oceanbuilders.com/blog/deepw...del-the-merge/

[barnakiel]

It must be possible. Just look at ISS.



So the proof is already out there. The challenge is lack of movement that will kill any animal in the mid-long run.


PS A human IS an animal too.
b.

[GordMay]

Pod-builder completes record 120 days under sea
Rudiger Koch, a German aerospace engineer, has set a world record, by living underwater for 120 days.
He spent this time inside a submerged capsule, located 11 metres below the surface, off the coast of Panama.
His stay surpassed the previous record [2], of 100 days, set by American Joseph Dituri, in 2023.
More about ➥ https://divernet.com/scuba-news/pod-...ays-under-sea/

[2] Shrunk but sleeping better, Dr Deep Sea [Joseph Dituri] resurfaces
➥ https://divernet.com/scuba-news/heal...ea-resurfaces/