Ein anonymer Investor gibt Millionen aus, um Unterwasserhäuser auf den Menschen vorzubereiten
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/03/flooded-quarry-mysterious-millionaire-and-dream-new-atlantis-welsh-border-deep
Ein anonymer Investor gibt Millionen aus, um Unterwasserhäuser auf den Menschen vorzubereiten
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/03/flooded-quarry-mysterious-millionaire-and-dream-new-atlantis-welsh-border-deep
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Summary: An anonymous investor is spending millions on a prototype home in a flooded quarry, with the goal of preparing permanent human residences under the ocean. The article points out that almost all investment and imagination about unknown regions focuses on space, but the ocean is almost as unknown. The article also identifies the technical and psychological challenges with living deep underwater.
“Millions” ? That will not even buy a couple decent above ground homes that will withstand a decent storm.
Basically when it comes to underwater stuff take whatever costs you imagine it will be and multiply them by like 10. That’s how much it costs to build things in water.
*Detecting multiple leviathan class life forms in the region*
instead of angel investors, they need to look for mermaid investors.
I’ve seen those movies… they never end well. I’ll pass.
good, we treated the surface so well, the nature is flourishing and there are no environmental issues. now on to the depths of the oceans, what could go wrong!
„I hear there’s a market for private submarine trips to the Titanic and the main competition folded.“
The best part about underwater homes? No need for flood insurance! Or fire insurance? Easy parking?
That’s Andrew Ryan’s music. No gods or kings, only man….
There’s a game called Bioshock if anyone wants to know how this ends…
Is it named Aquaman & Co’s Property Investment Firm? Cause that’s my trademark pending…
My brain immediately is thinking of Bioshock and all I can wonder is what are they going to do to prevent water breach and containment.
I could see this being viable in something like a long-term disaster shelter. Build it strong enough and deep enough and you should avoid the worst of any major man-made disasters. Obvious problems would be food and power, but if we ever figure out fusion, then you can just stick a fusion generator in there. Tritium and Deuterium are both in plentiful supply in the ocean, so you wouldn’t need to worry about fuel for it. Enough power solves your food problem as well.
That being said, millions is less than peanuts when it comes to this kinda thing, so I doubt we’ll see any meaningful results.
I can’t imagine why we are doing g Bioshock in real life
My wife and I have joked about moving to a house without running water because anytime there’s a water-related problem it’s a MAJOR FUCKING PROBLEM. So living *under*water seems like a very horrible plan.
We should probably start hiring folk for the big daddy positions now
It’s that Natzi Peter Thiel. He is always funding this shit.
This is a rich person’s fantasy home. As far as wastes of money it’s not the worst.
If your looking for me, you better check under the sea.