So, why wouldn't this work?

[Jdege]

So, why wouldn't this work?

https://youtu.be/tf9YuN1uTdc

[barnakiel]

To me, because this is a youtube link, and I would have to go thru a number of clicks to learn what it is about.

Perhaps you can give me a gist?

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[TurninTurtle]

One good storm... and a reef. Game over.

[four winds]

Originally Posted by TurninTurtle

One good storm... and a reef. Game over.

Not a problem. I think it uses the Earth's magnetic field, super conducting magnets, and a perimeter rim of hydro-kazzoos to maintain station. All while consuming the equivalent energy needed to light a cigarette per twenty four hours.

[tuffr2]

Maybe it would work if it did not have the bicycle track and was in a swimming pool.

I am just a naysayer.

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[barnakiel]

People will not want it. It is so much like a floating prison cell. Everything you can do there you can do ashore, then drive to a bar and have a beer with your friends.

You would need large areas of flat water too. Maybe Florida marshes or something, not sure. Definitely not a coastal nor an offshore business.

It is also difficult to justify on eco level - you would have to dock it often to offload your poo.

Etc. I think a silly idea overall.

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[jackdale]

Any wave action would be brutal.

[FSMike]

What kind of see-through bottom paint would you use on the underwater observation windows?

[RaymondR]

The real question is, why would one want it to work?

[Yellowtulip]

The video claims you could "travel the world" in it at 4 knots. There's no apparent steering system, though, and directional stability would not be good. The motion would be awful for a great many people. Fun on a nice flat lake for a holiday, though.


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[ryon]

Round boats are generally a bad idea. Maybe the artist can put a propeller on it and make it fly instead.

[Jdege]

Originally Posted by barnakiel

To me, because this is a youtube link, and I would have to go thru a number of clicks to learn what it is about.

Perhaps you can give me a gist?

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UFO home concept floats off-grid ocean living

[Jdege]

Originally Posted by Yellowtulip

The video claims you could "travel the world" in it at 4 knots. There's no apparent steering system, though, and directional stability would not be good. The motion would be awful for a great many people. Fun on a nice flat lake for a holiday, though.


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It might be fun in a pool, I don't think I'd want to try it on a lake

[Dr. Strangelove]

I think the "shiny" would wear off that thing pretty fast. You're still going to have to dive it monthly to clean the bottom, maybe more often with the windows, etc. Looks like all of the downsides of living on a boat without any of the fun.

Though, as someone else posted, it would make a neat "camper" for a weekend on the lake or sound or something similar.

[Jdege]

Originally Posted by Dr. Strangelove

I think the "shiny" would wear off that thing pretty fast. You're still going to have to dive it monthly to clean the bottom, maybe more often with the windows, etc. Looks like all of the downsides of living on a boat without any of the fun.

Though, as someone else posted, it would make a neat "camper" for a weekend on the lake or sound or something similar.

That's why I think it would work best in a chlorinated pool.